Jacek Bocian
Polish sprinter
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| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1976-09-15) 15 September 1976 (age 47) Kalisz, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacek Bocian (born 15 September 1976 in Kalisz) is a Polish former sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. His biggest successes came in the Polish 4 × 400 metres relay, including gold medals at the 1999 World Championships and 2001 World Indoor Championships, as well as the silver at the 1999 World Indoor Championships. In addition, he competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]
He has 400 metres personal best of 45.99 seconds outdoors (Kraków 2000) and 46.68 seconds indoors (Spała 1999).[2]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1995 | European Junior Championships | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | 2nd | 400 m | 46.59 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.65 | |||
| 1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.07 |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.59[3] |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.01 (AR) |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:58.91 | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 2nd (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.30 |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.47 |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.71[4] | |
| Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.79 | |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jacek Bocian". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ Jacek Bocian at World Athletics
- ^ Was not selected for the final where the Polish team won the silver.
- ^ Was not selected for the final where the Polish team won the bronze.
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World champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay
- 1983:
Sergey Lovachov, Aliaksandr Trashchyla, Nikolay Chernetskiy, Viktor Markin (URS) - 1987:
Danny Everett, Roddie Haley, Antonio McKay, Butch Reynolds, Michael Franks, Raymond Pierre (USA) - 1991:
Roger Black, Derek Redmond, John Regis, Kriss Akabusi, Ade Mafe, Mark Richardson (GBR) - 1993: Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson, Antonio Pettigrew, Derek Mills (USA)
- 1995: Marlon Ramsey, Derek Mills, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson, Kevin Lyles, Darnell Hall (USA)
- 1997: Iwan Thomas, Roger Black, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson, Mark Hylton (GBR)
- 1999:
Tomasz Czubak, Robert Maćkowiak, Jacek Bocian, Piotr Haczek, Piotr Długosielski (POL) - 2001:
Troy McIntosh, Avard Moncur, Carl Oliver, Timothy Munnings, Chris Brown (BAH) - 2003:
Ahmed Douhou, Naman Keïta, Stéphane Diagana, Marc Raquil, Leslie Djhone (FRA) - 2005: Andrew Rock, Derrick Brew, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner, Miles Smith, LaShawn Merritt (USA)
- 2007: LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner, Bershawn Jackson, Kerron Clement (USA)
- 2009: Angelo Taylor, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, LaShawn Merritt, Lionel Larry, Bershawn Jackson (USA)
- 2011: Greg Nixon, Bershawn Jackson, Angelo Taylor, LaShawn Merritt, Jamaal Torrance, Michael Berry (USA)
- 2013: David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Arman Hall, LaShawn Merritt, James Harris, Joshua Mance (USA)
- 2015: David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Bryshon Nellum, LaShawn Merritt, Kyle Clemons, Vernon Norwood (USA)
- 2017:
Jarrin Solomon, Jereem Richards, Machel Cedenio, Lalonde Gordon, Renny Quow (TRI) - 2019: Fred Kerley, Michael Cherry, Wilbert London, Rai Benjamin, Tyrell Richard, Vernon Norwood, Nathan Strother (USA)
- 2022: Elija Godwin, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon, Trevor Bassitt, Champion Allison, Michael Norman (USA)
- 2023: Quincy Hall, Vernon Norwood, Justin Robinson, Rai Benjamin, Trevor Bassitt, Matthew Boling, Christopher Bailey (USA)
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