Polish racewalker and businessman
Jacek Bednarek
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| Full name | Jacek Bednarek |
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| Citizenship | Polish
(Polish-German ethnicity) |
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| Born | 27 January 1964 (1964-01-27) (age 60)
Rybnik |
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| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Sport | Athletics, Racewalking |
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| Club | ROW Rybnik |
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Jacek Bednarek (born 27 January 1964 in Rybnik, Śląskie) is a male former racewalker from Poland, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He set his personal best (3:51.34) in the men's 50 km walk event in 1988.[1][2] He set a Polish national record in the 50 km walk.
He took part in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul where he was 24th in a 50-kilometer race walk. He was a World Race Walking Cup participant on five occasions.[3][4]
Bednarek was the 1989 Polish champion in the 50 km walk and a bronze medalist in 1984 in the 20 km walk.[5] For most of his career, he was a ROW Rybnik member.
International competitions
Personal bests
- 5 kilometres race walk (indoor) – 19:20,66 (February 21, 1987, Liévin) – 8th result in the history of Polish athletics[6]
- 20 kilometres race walk – 1:24:19 (September 13, 1986, Warsaw)
- 50 kilometres race walk – 3:51:34 (July 31, 1988, Södertälje) – 13th result in the history of Polish athletics[7]
- 50 kilometres race walk – 3:52:53,0 (May 15, 1992, Bergen (Fana)) – Polish record[8]
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