Piotr Haczek

Piotr Haczek (born 26 January 1977 in Żywiec, Śląskie) is a Polish former athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. An outdoor and indoor world champion in the 4 × 400 metres relay, his success came mainly in relay, his best individual performance being a gold medal at the 1999 European Under 23 Championships. After retiring from competition he became an athletics coach: among the roles he has held are sports director and head coach of the Polish Athletic Association and sprints coach for Scottish Athletics.^[3][4]

Piotr Haczek

Piotr Haczek in 2000
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1977-01-26) 26 January 1977 (age 48) Żywiec, Poland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	sprinting, 400 metres
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Poland World Championships 1999 Seville 4 × 400 m relay[2] 1997 Athens 4 × 400 m relay 2001 Edmonton 4 × 400 m relay World Indoor Championships 2001 Lisbon 4 × 400 m relay 1999 Maebashi 4 × 400 m relay European Championships 1998 Budapest 4 × 400 m relay

Personal bests

• 100 metres - 10.58 (1998)
• 200 metres - 20.97 (2000)
• 400 metres - 45.43 (2000)

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Poland
1995	European Junior Championships	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	6th	400 m	47.42
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.65
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	5th	400 m	46.29
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.04
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.96
1997	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	2nd	400 m	45.72
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.07
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.26[2]
1998	Goodwill Games	Uniondale, United States	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	2:58.00 (NR)
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	400 m	45.46
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	2:58.88
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.01 (iAR)
	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	400 m	45.78
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.22
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	4 × 400 m relay	2:58.91[2]
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	12th (sf)	400 m	45.66
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.22
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.47
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	2:59.71[2]

See also

• Polish records in athletics