Jacek Bednarek

Jacek Bednarek (born January 27, 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.

Jacek Bednarek
Personal information
Full nameJacek Bednarek
CitizenshipPolish
(Polish-German ethnicity)
BornJanuary 27, 1964
Rybnik
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Poland
SportAthletics, Racewalking
ClubROW Rybnik
Medal record
Polish Athletics Championships
Warsaw 198950 kilometres race walk
Lublin 198420 kilometres race 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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

References
  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)
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