 Robert Maćkowiak in 2007. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | (1970-05-13)13 May 1970 (age 55) |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 200 metres,400 metres |
Medal record | |
Robert Maćkowiak (born 13 May 1970 inRawicz,Wielkopolskie[2]) is a formerPolishsprinter. Together withTomasz Czubak,Jacek Bocian andPiotr Haczek he won the gold medal in 4 × 400 metres relay at the1999 World Championships in Athletics.[1] Maćkowiak has also won other relay medals as well as individual medals in the200 metres and 400 metres.
He belonged to the most famous and successful Polish relay team in the 1990s together withTomasz Czubak,Piotr Haczek andPiotr Rysiukiewicz. Numerous injuries prevented them from joining the best relays of all time. The worst disaster happened in theOlympic Games in Sydney. The Polish team was one of the favourites to win a medal (after unstoppableU.S. really there were two main rivals:Jamaica andBahamas). On the second leg (on the first ran Rysiukiewicz) Maćkowiak was leading, but he ran into a starting box (Polish team ran on the eighth lane) and Poland lost their medal chances. The relay finished seventh in the competition. Maćkowiak also competed in the individual race in which he finished fifth.
Maćkowiak was also one of the favourites in the World Championships inEdmonton 2001). His main rival wasGerman runnerIngo Schultz who had best times in qualification runs. Maćkowiak was a candidate for silver but he got an injury a few days before final and he lost all medal chances. He also didn't start in the relay run which took place a few days after individual start.
He officially retired at the end of the 2006 season.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Poland | |||||
| 1989 | European Junior Championships | Varaždin,Yugoslavia | 7th | 200 m | 21.59 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.00 | |||
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 9th (sf) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.08 |
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 5th | 200 m | 21.76 |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.22 |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 31st (h) | 200 m | 20.83 |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.84 | |||
| 1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | – | 200 m | DQ |
| Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 20th (qf) | 200 m | 20.61 | |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.96 | |||
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 4th | 400 m | 45.94 |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 9th (qf) | 400 m | 45.26 (NR) | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.26 | |||
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 3rd | 400 m | 46.00 |
| Goodwill Games | Uniondale, United States | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:58.00 (NR) | |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 400 m | 45.04 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:58.88 | |||
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi,Japan | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.01 (iAR) |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 9th (qf) | 400 m | 45.23 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay[1] | 2:58.91 | |||
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 5th | 400 m | 45.14 |
| 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.22 | |||
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 15th (h) | 400 m | 47.24 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.47 | |||
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 3rd (sf) | 400 m | 44.84[3] | |
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 3rd | 200 m | 20.77 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.50 | |||
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.58 | |
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