Andrzej Stępień

Andrzej Stępień (born 14 July 1953 in Cieplice Śląskie) is a Polish former sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.[2] He represented his country at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1983 World Championships. He was a national outdoor 400 metres champion each year between 1981 and 1986.

Andrzej Stępień
Personal information
Born(1953-07-14)14 July 1953
Cieplice Śląskie, Poland[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres
ClubKarkonosze Jelenia Góra
Śląsk Wrocław
Flota Gdynia
Coached byJerzy Kil

His personal bests in the event are 46.10 seconds outdoors (Budapest 1981) and 47.08 seconds indoors (Pireaus 1985).[3]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Poland
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 16th (qf) 400 m 46.31
9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.8
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 15th (sf) 400 m 47.28
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.77
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 10th (sf) 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.511
1984 Friendship Games Moscow, Soviet Union 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.03
1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 7th (sf) 400 m 47.23

1Did not finish in the final

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