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.jpg) Robert Korzeniowski in 2020 | |
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| Full name | Robert Marek Korzeniowski[1] |
| Born | (1968-07-30)30 July 1968 (age 57)[1] |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb)[1] |
Medal record | |
Robert Marek Korzeniowski (born 30 July 1968) is a Polish formerracewalker who won four gold medals at theOlympic Games and three gold medals atWorld Championships.
Korzeniowski was born inLubaczów, and is the brother of fellow Olympic athleteSylwia Korzeniowska.[1]
Korzeniowski won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 50 km walk atAtlanta 1996,Sydney 2000, andAthens 2004.
In addition, he became the first athlete to win the gold medal in both the 50 km walk and 20 km walk at a single Olympic Games in Sydney.
He won World Championship titles in the 50 km walk at the1997 World Championships,2001 World Championships, and2003 World Championships.
He also won European Championship twice in the 50 km walk in1998 in Budapest and2002 in Munich.
He is also the former world record holder in the 50 km walk from 2002 to 2006.
Korzeniowski retired after the 2004 Olympic Games and became actively involved in various roles at theInternational Olympic Committee.
He was the coach and mentor of former world record-holderPaquillo Fernández.
Since 2005 he worked for the publicPolish Television (TVP) as a chief of sport department and in 2007 he became a General Manager ofTVP Sport, a new specialized channel in Poland. On 6 November 2009, he announced his resignation.
In 2014 Korzeniowski was inducted into theInternational Association of Athletics Federations'Hall of Fame.
In 2022, theKorzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup, an annual racewalking competition inWarsaw, was founded and named in his honor. Since 2022 it has been aWorld Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold level competition.[2]
For his sport achievements, Korzeniowski received theOrder of Polonia Restituta:
Knight's Cross (5th Class)
Officer's Cross (4th Class)
Commander's Cross (3rd Class)| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1987 | European Junior Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | – | 10,000 m 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 |
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| Preceded by | Men's 50 km walk world record holder 8 August 2002 – 2 December 2006 | Succeeded by |
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| 35 km |
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| 1934–2018 50 kilometres |
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| 2022–present 35 kilometres |
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World University Games champions in men's20 kilometres race walk | |
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| Sportspersonality of The Year |
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| Team of The Year |
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