Andrzej Kupczyk

Andrzej Kupczyk

Personal information
Born	26 October 1948 (age 67) Świdnica, Poland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 m
Club	Polonia Świdnica
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 m – 1:46.3 (1972)
Medal record Competitor for  Poland European Indoor Championships 1971 Sofia 800 metres 1972 Grenoble 4 × 720 m relay

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]

References

1. Sports Reference
2. "Men 800m European Championships 1969 Athens (GRE)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
3. "1970 European Indoor Championships, men's 800 metres final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
4. "European Indoor Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
5. "Polish Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
6. World men's all-time best 800m (last updated 2001)
7. "1972 European Indoor Championships, men's 4 x 720 metres relay final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 January 2011.