Marian Dudziak Explained

Marian Andrzej Dudziak (born 2 February 1941) was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.

He was born in Wielichowo and represented the clubs Orkan Poznań and Olimpia Poznań. At the 1964 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Andrzej Zieliński, Wiesław Maniak and Marian Foik. He also competed in the 100 metres event, reaching the quarter-final. He achieved his personal best time in the 100 metres in the same year; 10.2 seconds with handtiming.[1]

He won an individual silver medal in 200 metres at the 1966 European Championships.[2] At the 1967 European Indoor Games he finished fifth in the 50 metres race.[3] He also competed in the relay final, but the team did not finish.[4] At the 1968 European Indoor Games he won a silver medal in the medley relay, which he ran with Edmund Borowski, Waldemar Korycki and Andrzej Badeński.[5] At the 1968 Summer Olympics he finished eighth in the 4 x 100 metres relay and reached the quarter-final in the 100 metres event.[1] At the 1971 European Championships he won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay together with Gerard Gramse, Tadeusz Cuch and Zenon Nowosz.[6]

He became Polish 100 metres champion in 1968 and 200 metres champion in 1966.[7]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418010944/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/du/marian-dudziak-1.html Sports Reference
  2. Web site: European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. 30 May 2011.
  3. Web site: 1967 European Indoor Games, men's 50 metres final. Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. 30 May 2011.
  4. Web site: 1967 European Indoor Games, men's relay final. Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. 30 May 2011.
  5. Web site: 1968 European Indoor Games, men's medley relay final. Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. 30 May 2011.
  6. Web site: Men 4x100m Relay European Championships 1971 Helsinki (FIN). Todor Krastev. 30 May 2011.
  7. Web site: Polish Championships. GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. 30 May 2011.