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 x 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 in 2000 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | 26 January 1977 Żywiec, Poland |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | sprinting, 400 metres |
Personal bests
edit- 100 metres - 10.58 (1998)
- 200 metres - 20.97 (2000)
- 400 metres - 45.43 (2000)
Achievements
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editNotes
edit- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ a b c d The USA 4 x 400 team originally finished first in 4x400 m relay but was disqualified in 2008 due to Antonio Pettigrew's confession of using human growth hormone and EPO between 1997 and 2003.
- ^ "High Performance Conference enhances high-level coaching skills". European Athletic Association. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ Gillon, Doug (23 May 2012). "Where lessons must be learned, and examples must be made". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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