Jan Balachowski

Jan Balachowski (born 28 December 1948 in Krakow, Poland ) is a former Polish athlete.

Career

At the European Indoor Games 1967 in Prague, he started in the Polish Four times - two- rounds - season with Edmund Borowski just a runner who had previously been in the Polish 4 x 400 - meter relay champions. Except Borowski Edward Romanowski, Tadeusz Jaworski and just 18 - year-old Jan Balachowski were used. The squadron won silver behind the season of the Soviet Union.

January Balachowski A year later at the European Indoor Games 1968 in Madrid won the 400 - meter dash in 47.3 seconds bronze, gold fetched his countryman Andrzej Badeński. The Polish four-by- two - rounds - season with Waldemar Korycki Jan Balachowski Jan Werner and Andrzej Badeński won gold before the season from the Federal Republic of Germany. In the fall at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City in January Balachowski retired in 46.33 seconds in the quarter-final over 400 meters. In the season finale, a thrilling battle developed behind the seasons from the United States and Kenya between the scales of the Federal Republic of Germany and Poland to the finish line, where the German -cage rotor Martin Jellinghaus had a hundredth of a second ahead of Andrzej Badeński. The Polish squadron was in 3:00,58 minutes Fourth in the cast Stanisław Grędziński Jan Balachowski Jan Werner and Badeński.

At the European Indoor Games 1969 in Belgrade January Balachowski won over 400 meters in 47.3 seconds ahead of Jan Werner gold. In the four-by- two - rounds - season Werner, Jan Radomski, Badeński and Balachowski won the title just ahead of the Season from the Soviet Union. Outdoors at the European Championships 1969 in Athens, the Polish squadron fought with Balachowski, Grędziński, Badeński and individual European champion Jan Werner behind the French and the relay from the Soviet Union again in the relay from the Federal Republic of Germany for the bronze medal. Cage rotor of the Germans was again Jellinghaus Martin, who handy intercepted January Werner at the finish line. In 3:03,1 minutes the poles as in Mexico City were only finished fourth.

1970 European indoor games have been replaced by the official European Indoor Championships. The first European Indoor Championships in Vienna in 1970 January Balachowski gave up in the singles final over 400 meters. In the four-by- two - rounds - season the Poles with Werner, Grędziński, Balachowski and Badeński second behind the relay from the Soviet Union.

A year later, at the second European Indoor Championships in Sofia Balachowski did not occur on the final 400 meters. The squadron, which was this time a real 4 x 400 - meter relay, Korycki, Werner, Badeński and Balachowski won in 3:11,1 minutes well before the Soviet relay. In the summer took place in Helsinki, the European Championships in 1971. The Polish Season in the lineup Badeński, Balachowski, Korycki and Werner won silver in 3:03,6 minutes behind the relay from the Federal Republic.

In the European Indoor Championships in 1972 in Grenoble Jan Balachowski was again with the 4x2 lap relay on the podium. Werner, Korycki, Balachowski and Badeński won before the season from the FRG. At the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972, the Polish squadron reached the final with Werner, Balachowski, Zbigniew Jaremski and Badeński and was in 3:01,05 minutes Fifth.

The best time of Jan Balachowski is handgestoppt 45.8 seconds. His personal best of 46.23 seconds electronically measured he set up in advance of the 1968 Olympic Games.

At a height of 1.83 m his competition weight was 76 kg.