Piotr Rysiukiewicz

Piotr Grzegorz Rysiukiewicz (born 14 July 1974 in Świebodzin, Lubuskie) is a retired Polish sprinter who won various medals for the Polish 4 × 400 metres relay during its greatest years in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He would usually run the first leg of competitions.

Piotr Rysiukiewicz

Rysiukiewicz in 2007
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1974-07-14) 14 July 1974 (age 50) Świebodzin, Poland
Sport
Sport	sprinting
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Poland Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 0 World Championships 0 0 2 World Indoor Championships 1 1 1 European Championships 0 1 1 European Indoor Championships 1 0 0 Total 3 2 4 World Championships 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 2003 Birmingham 4 × 400 m relay European Championships 1998 Budapest 4 × 400 m relay 2006 Gothenburg 4 × 400 m relay European Indoor Championships 2002 Vienna 4 × 400 m relay

He is an older brother of another sprinter, Agnieszka Rysiukiewicz.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Poland
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.01
1993	European Junior Championships	San Sebastián, Spain	6th	400 m	47.63
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.75
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.22
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.84
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	11th (sf)	400 m	46.49
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.08
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	28th (qf)	400 m	46.19
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.96
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.26
1998	Goodwill Games	Uniondale, United States	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	2:58.00 (NR)
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	2:58.88
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.01 (iAR)
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	14th (qf)	400 m	45.541
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	50th (h)	400 m	46.67
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.22
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	13th (h)	400 m	47.19
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.47
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	13th (sf)	400 m	46.12
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	2:59.71
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	4th	400 m	46.32
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.50
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	12th (sf)	400 m	46.15
			2nd (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.112
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	3rd[1]	4 × 400 m relay[2]	3:06.61
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	10th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.69
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.58
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.73

¹ Did not finish in the semifinals

² Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 21.31 s (1999)
• 400 metres – 45.54 s (Seville 1999)

Indoor

• 200 metres – 21.73 s (Spała 2003)
• 400 metres – 46.63 s (Spała 1999)

See also

• Polish records in athletics