Piotr Haczek

Polish sprinter

Piotr Haczek

Piotr Haczek in 2000

Personal information

Nationality

Polish

Born

(1977-01-26) 26 January 1977 (age 47)
Żywiec, Poland

Height

1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)^[1]

Weight

72 kg (159 lb)

Sport

Athletics

Event(s)

sprinting, 400 metres

Medal record

Men's Athletics

Representing Poland
World Championships
	1999 Seville	4 × 400 m relay^[2]
	1997 Athens	4 × 400 m relay
	2001 Edmonton	4 × 400m relay
World Indoor Championships
	2001 Lisbon	4 × 400 m relay
	1999 Maebashi	4 × 400 m relay
European Championships
	1998 Budapest	4 x 400 m relay

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]

Personal bests

100 metres - 10.58 (1998)
200 metres - 20.97 (2000)
400 metres - 45.43 (2000)

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Poland
1995	European Junior Championships	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	6th	400 m	47.42
1995	European Junior Championships	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.65
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	5th	400 m	46.29
	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.04
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.96
1997	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	2nd	400 m	45.72
	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.07
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.26^[2]
1998	Goodwill Games	Uniondale, United States	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	2:58.00 (NR)
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	400 m	45.46
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	2:58.88
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.01 (iAR)
	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	400 m	45.78
	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.22
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	4 × 400 m relay	2:58.91^[2]
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	12th (sf)	400 m	45.66
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.22
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.47
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	2:59.71^[2]

Notes

^ 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.

External links

Piotr Haczek at World Athletics

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)

v t e World Indoor Champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay
1991: Germany (Lieder, Carlowitz, Just, Schönlebe) 1993: United States (Hall, Irvin, Rouser, Everett) 1995: United States (Tolbert, Davis, Long, Atwater) 1997: United States (Rouser, Everett, Maye, Minor) 1999: United States (Morris, Johnson, Minor, Campbell) 2001: Poland (Rysiukiewicz, Haczek, Bocian, Maćkowiak) 2003: United States (Davis, Young, Campbell, Washington) 2004: Jamaica (Haughton, Colquhoun, McDonald, Clarke) 2006: United States (Washington, Merritt, Campbell, Spearmon) 2008: United States (Davis, Torrance, Nixon, Willie) 2010: United States (Torrance, Nixon, Tate, Jackson) 2012: United States (Wright, Smith Jr., Mitchell, Roberts) 2014: United States (Clemons, Verburg, Butler III, Smith Jr., Parros, Babineaux) 2016: United States (Clemons, Smith Jr., Giesting, Norwood) 2018: Poland (Zalewski, Omelko, Krawczuk, Krzewina) 2022: Belgium (Watrin, Doom, Sacoor, K. Borlée) 2024: Belgium (Sacoor, D. Borlée, Iguacel, Doom, De Smet)

World Indoor Champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay