Jan Balachowski
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Jan Balachowski (born 28 December 1948) is a retired Polish
sprinter
who specialized in the 400 metres
.
He was born in Kraków
and represented the club Cracovia Kraków
. At the 1966 European Junior Championships he won a bronze medal in the 400 metres, as well as a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay.
At the 1967 European Indoor Games
he won a silver medal in the 4 x 300 metres relay, which he ran together with Edward Romanowski, Edmund Borowski
and Tadeusz Jaworski
.
At the 1968 European Indoor Games
he won a bronze medal in the 400 metres and a gold medal in the 4 x 364 metres relay. In the summer he competed at the 1968 Olympic Games, reaching the quarter-finals in the individual contest
and finishing fourth in the final of the 4 x 400 metres relay. At the 1969 European Indoor Games
he won a gold medal in the 400 metres and another gold medal in the 4 x 390 metres relay. At the 1969 European Championships the Polish relay team finished fourth.
At the 1970 European Indoor Championships the Polish relay team won silver medals. Balachowski also qualified for the 400 metres final, but did not finish the race. At the 1971 European Indoor Championships he again qualified, but did not start the final race. This time, the Polish team won relay gold. Balachowski ran with together with Jan Werner
, Andrzej Badeński
and Waldemar Korycki
. That summer, the same Polish team won silver medals in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1971 European Championships. The same team then took another relay triumph at the 1972 European Indoor Championships. In the summer Balachowski participated in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1972 Olympics, and finished fifth.
He became Polish indoor 400 metres champion in 1973. His personal best time was 45.8 seconds, achieved in 1970.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
sprinter
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
who specialized in the 400 metres
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
.
He was born in Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
and represented the club Cracovia Kraków
Cracovia Kraków
Cracovia is a professional multisports club based in Kraków, Poland. Cracovia is the oldest Polish football club still in existence , and has continually participated in competition since its founding on 13 June 1906...
. At the 1966 European Junior Championships he won a bronze medal in the 400 metres, as well as a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay.
At the 1967 European Indoor Games
1967 European Indoor Games
The 2nd European Indoor Games were held at Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia from 11 march to 12 march 1977.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:- External links :* on the website of Maik Richter* at gbrathletics* at gbrathletics...
he won a silver medal in the 4 x 300 metres relay, which he ran together with Edward Romanowski, Edmund Borowski
Edmund Borowski
Edmund Borowski is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1966 European Championships he won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay together with Jan Werner, Stanisław Grędziński and Andrzej Badeński...
and Tadeusz Jaworski
Tadeusz Jaworski
Tadeusz Jaworski is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.He was born in Poznań and represented the club Energetyka Poznań...
.
At the 1968 European Indoor Games
1968 European Indoor Games
The 3rd European Indoor Games were held in 1968 at Palacio de Deportes, Madrid, the capital of Spain.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com* at GBRathletics.com...
he won a bronze medal in the 400 metres and a gold medal in the 4 x 364 metres relay. In the summer he competed at the 1968 Olympic Games, reaching the quarter-finals in the individual contest
Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. The competition was held on 16 & 18 of October.Times are listed as both hand timing and automatic timing...
and finishing fourth in the final of the 4 x 400 metres relay. At the 1969 European Indoor Games
1969 European Indoor Games
The 4th European Indoor Games were held in 1969 in Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia. In 1970 the European Indoor Games were replaced by the European Athletics Indoor Championships.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com...
he won a gold medal in the 400 metres and another gold medal in the 4 x 390 metres relay. At the 1969 European Championships the Polish relay team finished fourth.
At the 1970 European Indoor Championships the Polish relay team won silver medals. Balachowski also qualified for the 400 metres final, but did not finish the race. At the 1971 European Indoor Championships he again qualified, but did not start the final race. This time, the Polish team won relay gold. Balachowski ran with together with Jan Werner
Jan Werner (athlete)
Jan Werner was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.He was born in Brzeziny and represented the club AZS Warszawa. At the 1966 European Championships he finished fourth in the 200 metres and won the 4 x 400 metres relay together with Edmund Borowski, Stanislaw Gredzinski and...
, Andrzej Badeński
Andrzej Badenski
Andrzej Badenski was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal in 400 metres run at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and multiple relay medals. He became European Indoor Champion in the 400 metres twice, in 1968 and in 1971.-Career:He was born in Warszawa and represented...
and Waldemar Korycki
Waldemar Korycki
Waldemar Korycki is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He was a successful relay runner. At the 1968 European Indoor Games he won a gold medal in the short relay and a silver medal in the medley relay...
. That summer, the same Polish team won silver medals in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1971 European Championships. The same team then took another relay triumph at the 1972 European Indoor Championships. In the summer Balachowski participated in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1972 Olympics, and finished fifth.
He became Polish indoor 400 metres champion in 1973. His personal best time was 45.8 seconds, achieved in 1970.