Andrzej Popa

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Andrzej Popa (born 30 March 1968) is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.

At the 1985 European Junior Championships he reached the semi-final of the 100 metres and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay. [1] At the 1987 European Junior Championships he won silver medals in both the 100 and 200 metres. [2] Popa finished sixth in the 200 metres at the 1989 European Indoor Championships [3] and competed at the 1989 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. [4] In the same year he became Polish indoor champion in the 60 and 200 metres, his only national titles. [5]

His personal best times were 10.39 seconds, achieved in June 1988 in Poznań; and 20.95 seconds, achieved in August 1988 in Lublin.

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References

  1. ↑ Results
  2. ↑ "European Junior Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "1989 European Indoor Championships, men's 200 metres final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Andrzej Popa at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. ↑ "Polish Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 September 2016.


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