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Jacek Bednarek

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Jacek Bednarek
Personal information
Full nameJacek Bednarek
CitizenshipPolish
(Polish-German ethnicity)
Born27 January 1964 (1964-01-27) (age 60)
Rybnik
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Poland
SportAthletics, Racewalking
ClubROW Rybnik
Medal record
Polish Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place Warsaw 1989 50 kilometres race walk
Bronze medal – third place Lublin 1984 20 kilometres race walk

Jacek Bednarek (born 27 January 1964 in Rybnik, Śląskie) is a male former racewalker from Poland, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He set his personal best (3:51.34) in the men's 50 km walk event in 1988.[1][2] He set a Polish national record in the 50 km walk.

He took part in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul where he was 24th in a 50-kilometer race walk. He was a World Race Walking Cup participant on five occasions.[3][4]

Bednarek was the 1989 Polish champion in the 50 km walk and a bronze medalist in 1984 in the 20 km walk.[5] For most of his career, he was a ROW Rybnik member.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1985 World Race Walking Cup St John's, Isle of Man, United Kingdom 22nd 20 kilometre race walk 1:28:10
1987 World Race Walking Cup New York City, United States 31st 20 kilometre race walk 1:26:20
1989 World Race Walking Cup L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain 21st 50 kilometres race walk 4:00:43
1991 World Race Walking Cup San Jose, California, United States 22nd 50 kilometres race walk 4:03:31
1993 World Race Walking Cup Monterrey, Mexico DNF 50 kilometres race walk

Personal bests

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References

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  1. ^ "Trener kadry o finałach OrlenLigi: Najlepsza okazja, by zobaczyć jak na nie działa adrenalina". Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  2. ^ sports-reference
  3. ^ "IAAF World Race Walking Cup. Taicang 2014. Facts & Figures" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  4. ^ "Jacek Bednarek - Sport and the Business - Personal Bio".
  5. ^ Kurzyński, Henryk; Pietkiewicz, Stefan; Rozum, Janusz; Wołejko, Tadeusz (2008). Historia finałów lekkoatletycznych mistrzostw Polski 1920-2007. Konkurencje męskie. Szczecin – Warszawa: Komisja Statystyczna PZLA. pp. 231 and 238. ISBN 978-83-61233-20-6.
  6. ^ Zbigniew Jonik, Indoor All-Time Lists / Tabele najlepszych w historii
  7. ^ Zbigniew Jonik, All-Time Lists / Tabele najlepszych w historii
  8. ^ Rekordy Polski mężczyzn (PDF) (in Polish)