Henryk Szordykowski

Henryk Jan Szordykowski (born 3 June 1944) is a retired Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.

Henryk Szordykowski
Medal record
Men's athletics
European Championships
1971 Helsinki1500 metres
1969 Athens1500 metres
European Indoor Championships
1969 Belgrade Medley relay
1970 Vienna1500 m
1971 Sofia1500 m
1973 Rotterdam1500 m
1974 Gothenburg1500 m
1969 Belgrade800 m

He was born in Iłowo-Osada and represented the club Wawel Kraków.[1] In his early career he finished eighth in the 1500 metres at the 1966 European Championships,[2] At the 1968 Olympic Games he competed in the 800 metres event, failing to progress from the first round, and finished seventh in the final of the 1500 metres event.[1] At the 1969 European Indoor Games, he won the silver medal in the 800 metres[3] and a gold medal in the medley relay.[4]

Then, in the 1500 metres he won a bronze medal at the 1969 European Championships and a silver at the 1971 European Championships.[5] He won the gold at the 1970, 1971, 1973 and 1974 European Indoor Championships.[3] At the 1972 Olympic Games he reached the semi-final of the 1500 metres event.[1] He finished sixth in the 1500 metres at the 1975 European Indoor Championships.[6]

He became Polish champion in the 800 metres in 1966, 1967 and 1969, and in the 1500 metres in 1968, 1971, 1972 and 1974.[7] He became Polish indoor champion in the 1500 metres in 1974,[8] and also American indoor champion in 1969 and 1971.[9]

His personal best time in the 800 metres was 1:46.6 minutes, achieved in 1968.[1] In the 1500 metres he had 3.38.2 minutes, achieved in August 1969 in Warsaw.[10] He had 3.58.8 minutes in the mile run, achieved in July 1972 in Stockholm.[11]

He is the brother of Zenon Szordykowski.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Poland
1966 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th 1500 m 3:45.8
1968 Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico 6th (h) 800 m 3:46.691
7th 1500 m 3:46.69
1969 European Indoor Games Belgrade, Serbia 2nd 800 m 1:47.1
European Championships Athens, Greece 3rd 1500 m 3:39.87
1970 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 1st 1500 m 3:48.8
1971 European Indoor Championships Sofia, Bulgaria 1st 1500 m 3:41.4
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd 1500 m 3:38.73
1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany 20th (sf) 1500 m 3:42.5
1973 European Indoor Championships Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st 1500 m 3:43.01
1974 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st 1500 m 3:41.78
European Championships Rome, Italy 16th (h) 1500 m 3:43.7
1975 European Indoor Championships Katowice, Poland 6th 1500 m 3:55.4

1Did not start in the semifinals.

References
  1. Sports Reference Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Men 1500m European Championships 1966 Budapest (HUN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  3. "European Indoor Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  4. "1969 European Indoor Games, men's medley relay final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  5. "European Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  6. "1975 European Indoor Championships, men's 1500 metres final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  7. "Polish Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  8. "Polish Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  9. "United States Indoor Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  10. World men's all-time best 1500m (last updated 2001)
  11. World men's all-time best 1 mile (last updated 2001)
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