Andrzej Kupczyk ( him. Andrzej Kupczyk , October 26, 1948 , Swidnica ) - Polish athlete, runner in the middle distance, speaking for the Polish team in the late 1960s - early 1970s. Participant of the Summer Olympic Games in Munich, two-time bronze medalist of the European Championship indoors, four times champion of the national championship. Currently he is the trainer of the Polish bobsled team.
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Date and place of birth | October 26, 1948 (70 years) Swidnica | ||||||||||
Citizenship | Poland | ||||||||||
Growth | 177 cm | ||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg | ||||||||||
Club | Polonia idwidnica | ||||||||||
Sports career | 1969–1973 | ||||||||||
Personal records | |||||||||||
800 m | 1: 46.3 (1972) | ||||||||||
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Biography
Andrzej Kupczyk was born on October 26, 1948 in Swidnica , Lower Silesian Voivodeship . He became interested in sports as a child, joining a local athletics club, and soon began to go to various international competitions, as a middle distance runner was selected for the national team. He first visited major competitions in 1969, when he went to the adult European Championship and took the sixth place in the 800 m race. A year later, in the European championship indoors, in the same discipline was already the fifth, and a year later he won a bronze medal [1] .
As for the national championship, for the period 1971–1973, Kupchyk became the champion of Poland at a distance of 800 m three times in a row, and in 1970 won the 1500 m race [2] . The most eventful year for him was 1972, when, first, in July at the stadium, Bislett set his personal record at the eight-meter distance (1: 46 minutes), and second, he won another bronze medal at the European Championship (in the 4 x 720 m relay) [3] , thirdly, he won the right to defend the honor of the country at the Summer Olympics in Munich , where he subsequently finished seventh.
After graduating from the career of a professional athlete, Andrzej Kupchik worked as a coach, first in the country's track and field athletics, then in the bobsleigh. He currently holds the position of head coach of the Polish bobsled team, including being the personal trainer of his son David , a successful pilot who has already attended four Olympics.
Notes
- ↑ European Indoor Championships (Men) . GBR Athletics . Athletics Weekly. The date of circulation is January 5, 2011. Archived December 26, 2010.
- ↑ Polish Championships . GBR Athletics . Athletics Weekly. The date of circulation is January 5, 2011. Archived December 26, 2010.
- ↑ 1972 European Indoor Championships, mens's 4 x 720 meter relay final . Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. The date of circulation is January 5, 2011. Archived on February 5, 2013.
Links
- Andrzej Kupczyk - Olympic statistics on the website Sports-Reference.com (English)