| Piotr Haczek | |
| Nationality: | Polish |
| Birth Date: | 26 January 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Żywiec, Poland |
| Height: | 1.88 m[1] |
| Weight: | 72 kg |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | sprinting, 400 metres |
| Medaltemplates: | [2] |
Piotr Haczek (born 26 January 1977 in Żywiec, Śląskie) is a Polish former athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. An outdoor and indoor world champion in the 4 x 400 metres relay, his success came mainly in relay, his best individual performance being a gold medal at the 1999 European Under 23 Championships. After retiring from competition he became an athletics coach: among the roles he has held are sports director and head coach of the Polish Athletic Association and sprints coach for Scottish Athletics.[3] [4]
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | 6th | 400 m | 47.42 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.65 | |||
| 1996 | Sydney, Australia | 5th | 400 m | 46.29 | |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.04 | |||
| Atlanta, United States | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.96 | ||
| 1997 | Turku, Finland | 2nd | 400 m | 45.72 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.07 | |||
| Athens, Greece | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.26 | ||
| 1998 | Goodwill Games | Uniondale, United States | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:58.00 (NR) |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | 400 m | 45.46 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:58.88 | |||
| 1999 | Maebashi, Japan | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.01 (iAR) | |
| European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | 400 m | 45.78 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.22 | |||
| Seville, Spain | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:58.91 | ||
| 2000 | Sydney, Australia | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 45.66 | |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.22 | |||
| 2001 | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.47 | |
| Edmonton, Canada | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.71 | ||