Jacek Bocian

Jacek Bocian ( born September 15, 1976 in Kalisz ) is a former Polish athlete, who specializes in the 400 -meter run. His greatest successes came as a relay runner.

At the World Indoor Championships in Maebashi in 1999 he won the silver medal with the Polish 4 x 400 - meter relay. He presented together with Piotr Haczek, Piotr Rysiukiewicz and Robert Maćkowiak on with a time of 3:03,01 min a European Indoor record. Only the U.S. team was faster in this race and achieved a world record indoor ( 3:02,83 min).

Half a year later at the World Championships in Seville initially drew from the same result. The Polish season - this time with Tomasz Czubak instead of Piotr Rysiukiewicz - was in 2:58,91 min second behind the U.S.. The latter was, however, subsequently later disqualified for a doping offense runner Antonio Pettigrew her, so that the world champion fell to the Polish quartet.

Bocian also launched at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney for the Polish season, which came in seventh place there. He himself, however, was only used in the first round. But he came at the World Indoor Championships in 2001 in Lisbon again in the finals for use. His companions were the same as in 1999, Maebashi. The Polish team secured this time in 3:04,47 min the title, beating surprisingly the favored U.S. Season by 17 hundredths of a second.

Jacek Bocian is 1,80 m tall and had a competition weight of 65 kg.

Bests

• 400 m (outdoor ): 45,99 s, August 5, 2000, Krakow
• 400 m (Hall ): 46,68 s, February 22, 1999 Spala