Andrzej Kupczyk
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26 October 1948 (age 68) Świdnica, Poland | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 m | ||||||||||||
| Club | Polonia Świdnica | ||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:46.3 (1972) | ||||||||||||
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Andrzej Kupczyk (born 26 October 1948) is a retired Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres.[1] In this event he finished sixth at the 1969 European Championships,[2] and fifth at the 1970 European Indoor Championships,[3] and won a bronze medal at the 1971 European Indoor Championships.[4]
Nationally Kupczyk won the Polish titles in the 800 m in 1971 and 1973, and in the 1500 m in 1970.[5] His best personal best time was 1:46.3 minutes, achieved in July 1972 at Bislett stadion.[6] At the 1972 European Indoor Championships he won a bronze medal in 4×720 m relay, together with Zenon Szordykowski, Krzysztof Linkowski and Stanisław Waśkiewicz.[7] He competed at the 1972 Olympic Games, finishing seventh in the 800 metres event.[1]
He is the father of bobsledder Dawid Kupczyk.[1]
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- 1 2 3 Sports Reference
- ↑ "Men 800m European Championships 1969 Athens (GRE)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ "1970 European Indoor Championships, men's 800 metres final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ "European Indoor Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ "Polish Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ World men's all-time best 800m (last updated 2001)
- ↑ "1972 European Indoor Championships, men's 4 x 720 metres relay final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 January 2011.