Waldemar Korycki
Encyclopedia
Waldemar Korycki (born 11 August 1946) 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. At the 1971 European Indoor Championships he won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay together with Jan Werner
, Andrzej Badeński
and Jan Balachowski
. With the same team members he won a silver medal in the relay at the 1971 European Championships. The same team won the relay at the 1972 European Indoor Championships.
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 a successful relay runner. 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 short relay and a silver medal in the medley relay. At the 1971 European Indoor Championships he won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay 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 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...
. With the same team members he won a silver medal in the relay at the 1971 European Championships. The same team won the relay at the 1972 European Indoor Championships.