Robert Korzeniowski

Robert Marek Korzeniowski (born 30 July 1968) is a Polish former racewalker. He won four gold medals at the Summer Olympics and three at world championships. Korzeniowski is a three-peat winner of the 50 km walk at the Summer Olympics. He won 1996 in Atlanta, 2000 in Sydney, and 2004 in Athens. In addition, he became the first athlete to claim both the long distance and the short distance crown, when he won the 20 km title at the 2000 games.

Robert Korzeniowski
Personal information
Full nameRobert Marek Korzeniowski[1]
Born (1968-07-30) 30 July 1968[1]
Lubaczów, Poland[1]
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 0 0
World Championships 3 0 1
World Indoor Championships 0 1 0
European Championships 2 0 0
Summer Universiade 2 0 0
Total 11 1 1
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta 50 km walk
2000 Sydney 20 km walk
2000 Sydney 50 km walk
2004 Athens 50 km walk
World Championships
1997 Athens50 km walk
2001 Edmonton50 km walk
2003 Paris50 km walk
1995 Göthenburg50 km walk
World Indoor Championships
1993 Toronto5000 m walk
European Championships
1998 Budapest50 km walk
2002 Munich50 km walk
Universiade
1991 Sheffield 20 km walk
1993 Buffalo 20 km walk

Biography

Born in Lubaczów, Korzeniowski is the brother of fellow Olympic athlete, Sylwia Korzeniowska.[1] He won world championship titles in 1997, 2001, and 2003. He won two times a European Championship in Budapest 1998 and in Munich 2002. He is also the former world record holder in the 50 kilometers race. He retired after the 2004 Games and became actively involved in various roles at the International Olympic Committee. He was also the coach and mentor of former world record-holder Paquillo Fernández. Since 2005 he worked for the public Polish Television (TVP) as a chief of sport department and in 2007 he became a General Manager of TVP Sport, a new specialized channel in Poland. On 6 November 2009 he announced his resignation.

For his sport achievements, Korzeniowski received the Order of Polonia Restituta:
Knight's Cross (5th Class) in 1996,
Officer's Cross (4th Class) in 2000,
Commander's Cross (3rd Class) in 2004.

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Poland
1987 European Junior Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom – 20 km walk DQ
1989 Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 6th 20 km walk 1:26:10
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 4th 20 km walk 1:23.47
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 10th 20 km walk 1:21:32
– 50 km walk DNF
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain – 20 km walk DNF
– 50 km walk DQ
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 2nd 5000 m walk 18:35.91
Universiade Buffalo, United States 1st 20 km walk 1:22:01
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany – 50 km walk DQ
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France – 5000 m walk DQ
European Championships Helsinki, Finland – 20 km walk DQ
5th 50 km walk 3:45:57
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rd 50 km walk 3:45.57
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 8th 20 km walk 1:21:13
1st 50 km walk 3:43:30
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 1st 50 km walk 3:44:46
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 50 km walk 3:43:51
1999 World Race Walking Cup Mézidon-Canon, France 4th 20 km walk 1:20:52
World Championships Seville, Spain – 50 km walk DQ
2000 European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany 1st 20 km walk 1:18:29
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 1st 20 km walk 1:18:59 (OR)
1st 50 km walk 3:42:22
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 1st 50 km walk 3:42.08
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 2nd 20,000 m walk 1:19:52.0
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 1st 50 km walk 3:36:39 (WR)
2003 World Championships Paris, France 1st 50 km walk 3:36:03(WR)
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 1st 50 km walk 3:38:46

See also

References
  1. "Robert Korzeniowski". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
Records
Preceded by
Valeriy Spitsyn		 Men's 50 km walk world record holder
8 August 2002 – 2 December 2006		 Succeeded by
Nathan Deakes
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