Andrzej Stępień

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Andrzej Stępień
Personal information
Born(1953-07-14)14 July 1953
Cieplice Śląskie, Poland[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
ClubKarkonosze Jelenia Góra
Śląsk Wrocław
Flota Gdynia
Coached byJerzy Kil

Andrzej Stępień (born 14 July 1953 in Cieplice Śląskie) is a Polish former sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.[2] He represented his country at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1983 World Championships. He was a national outdoor 400 metres champion each year between 1981 and 1986.

His personal bests in the event are 46.10 seconds outdoors (Budapest 1981) and 47.08 seconds indoors (Pireaus 1985).[3]

International competitions[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Poland
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 16th (qf) 400 m 46.31
9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.8
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 15th (sf) 400 m 47.28
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.77
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 10th (sf) 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.511
1984 Friendship Games Moscow, Soviet Union 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.03
1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 7th (sf) 400 m 47.23

1Did not finish in the final

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