Henryk Szordykowski

Henryk Szordykowski ( Henryk January Szordykowski; born June 3, 1944 in Ilowo - Osada ) is a former Polish middle distance runner.

At the European Athletics Championships in Budapest in 1966 he was eighth over 1500 m. In 1968, he retired at the Olympic Games in Mexico City from about 800 m in the flow and was seventh over 1500 m.

In 1969 he won at the European Indoor Games in Belgrade silver over 800 meters and gold in the mixed relay. At the European Championships in Athens bronze followed more than 1500 m.

The following year, he won at the Indoor Athletics Championships in Vienna in 1970 over 1500 m. In 1971 he defended at the European Indoor Championships in Sofia this title and won silver at the European Championships in Helsinki.

At the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972 he reached the semi-finals over 1500 m. At the European Indoor Championships he won over this distance in 1973 in Rotterdam and in 1974 in Gothenburg two more gold medals; at the European Indoor Championships 1975 in Katowice, he was sixth.

Three times he was Polish champion over 800 m (1966, 1967, 1969) and four times more than 1500 m (1968, 1971, 1972, 1974). In the hall he won the national title in 1974 over 1500 m.Außerdem it was 1969 and 1971 U.S. champion in the mile run.

Personal Best

  • 800 m: 1:46,6 min, July 30, 1968 Grosseto Hall: 1:47,1 min, March 8, 1969, Belgrade
  • Hall: 3:41,4 min, March 14, 1971 Sofia
  • Hall: 3:58,9 min, February 12, 1971 Los Angeles
1966 European Athletics Championships 1969 European Athletics Championships 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships 1971 European Athletics Championships 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships 1974 European Athletics Indoor Championships 1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships Middle-distance running#1000 m Warsaw Berlin 3000 metres 5000 metres
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