Michał Pietrzak

Michał Pietrzak

Personal information
Born	(1989-04-03) 3 April 1989 Łęczyca, Poland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Club	AZS-AWF Katowice[2]
Coached by	Janusz Iskra
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Poland European Championships 2016 Amsterdam 4 x 400 m 2014 Zürich 4 x 400 m

Michał Pietrzak (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmixaw ˈpjɛtʂak]; born 3 April 1989) is a Polish athlete specialising in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.^[3] He has won two medals in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships.

Personal life

Pietrzak was born on 3 April 1989 in Łęczyca.^[4] His parents, Waldemar and Jolanta, are both physical education teachers. He attended the Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice.^[5] In 2016, he completed his MA thesis in physical education.

Career

Pietrzak competed in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At the 2013 Indoor European Championships in Gothenburg, his team lost the relay bronze medal due to disqualification; it was judged that one of his team mates had pushed British athlete Richard Buck.^[6][7]

Competing in the 4 × 400 m relay, Pietrzak placed fourth at the 2014 World Indoor Championships in Sopot^[8] and took the bronze medal at the 2014 European Championships in Zürich. They won silver at the 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam. In 2016 Pietrzak ran the 400 m in 45.96.^[9]

He and his teammates qualified to the 4 × 400 metres relay final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[10]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Poland
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	14th (sf)	400 m hurdles	52.22
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.65
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.74
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	15th (sf)	400 m hurdles	51.76
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.62
2012	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	4th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.69
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	9th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.86
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.39
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	5th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.52
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	9th	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.23
	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.77
	World Championships	Beijing, China	11th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.72
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.09
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.50

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