Piotr Balcerzak

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Piotr Balcerzak
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1975-06-25) 25 June 1975 (age 48)
Warsaw, Poland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event100 m
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Men's athletics
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Munich 4x100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Budapest 4x100 m

Piotr Balcerzak (born 25 June 1975 in Warsaw) is a former Polish sprint athlete.[1] He achieved the most success with the Polish 4 x 100 meters relay.

He is married to another Polish sprinter, Joanna Niełacna.

Competition record[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Poland
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 10th (sf) 100 m 10.44 w (wind: +3.0 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.27
World Championships Athens, Greece 27th (qf) 100 m 10.32
10th (sf) 4 × 100 m relay 38.79
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 23rd (h) 200 m 21.22
3rd 100 m 38.98
1999 Universiade Palma, Spain 7th 4 × 100 m relay 39.46
World Championships Seville, Spain 30th (qf) 100 m 10.29
5th 4 × 100 m relay 38.70
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 16th (h) 60 m 6.73
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 29th (qf) 100 m 10.38
8th 4 × 100 m relay 38.96
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 32nd (qf) 100 m 10.33
6th 4 × 100 m relay 39.71
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 25th (qf) 100 m 10.50
2nd (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.98
2003 World Championships Paris, France 5th 4 × 100 m relay 38.96

Personal bests[edit]

Outdoor

  • 100m – 10.15 (1999 Kraków)
  • 150m – 15.61 (2002 Bielsko-Biała)
  • 200m – 20.72 (1999 Pátra, 2000 Kraków)

Indoor

  • 60m – 6.62 (2000 Spała)
  • 200m – 21.47 (2000 Spała)

References[edit]