Andrzej Grabarczyk (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 January 1964 Poddębice, Poland |
| Died | 17 July 2016 (aged 52)[1] Łódź, Poland |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Triple jump |
| Club | Włókniarz Aleksandrów Start Łódź Gryf Słupsk Zdrowie – MOSiR Piła[2] |
| Coached by | Leszek Lipiński Andrzej Lasocki[2] |
Andrzej Grabarczyk (12 January 1964 – 17 July 2016) was a Polish triple jumper. He represented his country at two Olympic Games, in 1988 and 1992, without qualifying for the final.[3] In addition, he reached the final of one outdoor and two indoor World Championships.
His personal bests in the event were 17.00 metres outdoors (0.0 m/s, Kielce 1991) and 16.60 metres indoors (The Hague 1989).[4]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Poland
| |||||
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 15th (q) | Triple jump | 16.24 m |
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 6th | Triple jump | 16.60 m |
| World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 7th | Triple jump | 16.56 m | |
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 6th | Triple jump | 16.52 m |
| European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 6th | Triple jump | 16.82 m (+1.5 m/s) | |
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 11th | Triple jump | 16.33 m |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 12th | Triple jump | 16.23 m | |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 34th (q) | Triple jump | 15.79 m |
References
[edit]- ^ "Nie żyje Andrzej Grabarczyk". PZLA (in Polish). Archived from the original on 17 August 2016.
- ^ a b c PKOl profile
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrzej Grabarczyk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ All-Athletics profile
External links
[edit]- Andrzej Grabarczyk at World Athletics
- Andrzej Grabarczyk at Olympedia
- Andrzej Grabarczyk at Olympics.com
- Andrzej Grabarczyk at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)
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- Polish male triple jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Poland
- People from Poddębice County
- Athletes from Łódź Voivodeship
- Polish Athletics Championships winners
- Polish athletics biography stubs