Jan Werner (athlete)
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Jan Werner (born 25 July 1946) 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
. At the 1967 European Indoor Games
he competed in the relay final, but the team did not finish, and at the 1968 European Indoor Games
he won a gold medal in the relay.
His first Olympic Games were in 1968. He finished fifth in his semi-final heat in the 400 metres
, barely missing out on the final. In the 4 x 400 metres relay he finished fourth together with Stanislaw Gredzinski, Jan Balachowski
and Andrzej Badeński. With the same team members he finished fourth in the relay at the 1969 European Championships. In the individual distance he won the gold medal.At the 1969 European Indoor Games
he won the 400 metres silver medal behind Jan Balachowski, as well as a relay gold medal.
At the 1970 European Indoor Championships the Polish relay team won silver medals. At the 1971 European Indoor Championships he won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay together with Waldemar Korycki
, Andrzej Badeński and Jan Balachowski. With the same team members he won a silver medal in the relay at the 1971 European Championships. He won a bronze medal in the individual distance. The same team won the relay at the 1972 European Indoor Championships.
At the 1972 Olympic Games he reached the semi-final in the 400 metres
and finished fifth in the relay. At the 1976 Olympic Games he finished eighth in the 400 metres
and won a silver medal in the relay, together with Ryszard Podlas
, Zbigniew Jaremski
and Jerzy Pietrzyk
.
He became Polish 200 metres champion in 1967, 1969 and 1971 and 400 metres champion in 1968, 1970, 1971 and 1976. His personal best time in the 400 metres was 45.44 seconds, achieved in 1976. He did also equal the European record
in the 200 metres with 20.4 seconds on 3 June 1967.
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 200
200 metres
A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...
and 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...
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He was born in Brzeziny
Brzeziny, Gmina Skomlin
Brzeziny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skomlin, within Wieluń County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Skomlin, west of Wieluń, and south-west of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...
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
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...
, 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...
. At the 1967 European Indoor Games
1967 European Indoor Games
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he competed in the relay final, but the team did not finish, and 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 gold medal in the relay.
His first Olympic Games were in 1968. He finished fifth in his semi-final heat in the 400 metres
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...
, barely missing out on the final. In the 4 x 400 metres relay he finished fourth together with Stanislaw Gredzinski, Jan Balachowski
Jan Balachowski
Jan Balachowski is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He was born in Kraków and represented the club Cracovia Kraków...
and Andrzej Badeński. With the same team members he finished fourth in the relay at the 1969 European Championships. In the individual distance he won the gold medal.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 the 400 metres silver medal behind Jan Balachowski, as well as a relay gold medal.
At the 1970 European Indoor Championships the Polish relay team won silver medals. At the 1971 European Indoor Championships he won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay together with 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...
, Andrzej Badeński and Jan Balachowski. With the same team members he won a silver medal in the relay at the 1971 European Championships. He won a bronze medal in the individual distance. The same team won the relay at the 1972 European Indoor Championships.
At the 1972 Olympic Games he reached the semi-final in the 400 metres
Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The competition was held on 3 & 7 of September....
and finished fifth in the relay. At the 1976 Olympic Games he finished eighth in the 400 metres
Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. The competition was held on July 26, 1976, July 28, 1976, and on July 29, 1976.-Records:...
and won a silver medal in the relay, together with Ryszard Podlas
Ryszard Podlas
Ryszard Podlas was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He was born in Białobrzezie and represented the club Technika Pracze. He won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics with his teammates Jan Werner, Zbigniew Jaremski and Jerzy Pietrzyk...
, Zbigniew Jaremski
Zbigniew Jaremski
Zbigniew Jaremski was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He was born in Zabrze and represented the club Górnik Zabrze. He competed in 400 metres at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals both times. In the 4 x 400 metres relay he finished fifth with the...
and Jerzy Pietrzyk
Jerzy Pietrzyk
Jerzy Pietrzyk is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He was born in Warsaw and represented the clubs Górnik Zabrze and Gwardia Warszawa. He became European junior champion in 1973...
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He became Polish 200 metres champion in 1967, 1969 and 1971 and 400 metres champion in 1968, 1970, 1971 and 1976. His personal best time in the 400 metres was 45.44 seconds, achieved in 1976. He did also equal the European record
European record progression 200 metres men
The following table shows the European record progression in the men's 200 metres, as ratified by the EAA- Hand Timing : Performance timed over 220 yards- Automatic Timing :...
in the 200 metres with 20.4 seconds on 3 June 1967.