Henryk Szordykowski

Henryk Szordykowski
Medal record
Men's athletics
European Championships
1971 Helsinki 1500 metres
1969 Athens 1500 metres
European Indoor Championships
1969 Belgrade Medley relay
1970 Vienna 1500 m
1971 Sofia 1500 m
1973 Rotterdam 1500 m
1974 Gothenburg 1500 m
1969 Belgrade 800 m

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

He was born in Iłowo 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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sports Reference
  2. ↑ "Men 1500m European Championships 1966 Budapest (HUN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 "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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