Piotr Balcerzak

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Piotr Balcerzak
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1975-06-25) 25 June 1975 (age 48)
Warsaw, Poland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event100 m
Medal record
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Men's athletics
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Munich 4x100 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Budapest 4x100 m

Piotr Balcerzak (born 25 June 1975 in Warsaw) is a former Polish sprint athlete. [1] He achieved the most success with the Polish 4 x 100 meters relay.

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He is married to another Polish sprinter, Joanna Niełacna.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland10th (sf)100 m 10.44 w(wind: +3.0 m/s)
2nd4 × 100 m relay 39.27
World Championships Athens, Greece27th (qf)100 m 10.32
10th (sf)4 × 100 m relay 38.79
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary23rd (h)200 m 21.22
3rd100 m 38.98
1999 Universiade Palma, Spain 7th4 × 100 m relay 39.46
World Championships Seville, Spain30th (qf)100 m 10.29
5th4 × 100 m relay 38.70
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium16th (h)60 m 6.73
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia29th (qf)100 m 10.38
8th4 × 100 m relay 38.96
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada32nd (qf)100 m 10.33
6th4 × 100 m relay 39.71
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany25th (qf)100 m 10.50
2nd (h)4 × 100 m relay 38.98
2003 World Championships Paris, France5th4 × 100 m relay 38.96

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

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