Jacek Bocian (born 15 September 1976 in Kalisz) is a Polish former sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. His biggest successes came in the Polish 4 × 400 metres relay, including gold medals at the 1999 World Championships and 2001 World Indoor Championships, as well as the silver at the 1999 World Indoor Championships. In addition, he competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]
Bocian in 2007
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | (1976-09-15) 15 September 1976 (age 47) Kalisz, Poland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | sprinting |
Medal record | |
He has 400 metres personal best of 45.99 seconds outdoors (Kraków 2000) and 46.68 seconds indoors (Spała 1999).[2]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Poland
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| 1995 | European Junior Championships | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | 2nd | 400 m | 46.59 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.65 | |||
| 1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.07 |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.59[3] |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.01 (AR) |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:58.91 | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 2nd (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.30 |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.47 |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.71[4] | |
| Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.79 | |
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