Paweł Januszewski

Paweł Januszewski (born 2 January 1972) is a retired hurdler from Poland, who is best known for winning the gold medal at the 1998 European Championships. A gold medalist at the 1999 Summer Universiade, he represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000), reaching the final on the second occasion. In addition, he competed at four World Championships, qualifying for the final in 1999 and 2001.

Paweł Januszewski
Paweł Januszewski in 2012
Personal information
Born (1972-01-02) 2 January 1972
Pyrzyce, Poland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)400 metres hurdles
ClubSkra Warszawa
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Budapest 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Munich 400 m hurdles

Januszewski was born in Pyrzyce.[1] He set his personal best (48.17s) in the men's 400 metres hurdles on 20 August 1998, in his winning race in Budapest, Hungary. It was the national record until 2007, when the mark was bettered by Marek Plawgo, and remains the second best result by a Polish athlete.[2]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Poland
1991 European Junior Championships Thessaloniki, Greece 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.18
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 12th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.95
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 15th (h) 400 m hurdles 49.43
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.84
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 6th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.64
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.08
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 24th (h) 400 m hurdles 49.63
3rd (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.92
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 13th (sf) 400 m hurdles 48.94
Universiade Catania, Italy 12th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.69
9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.17
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 400 m hurdles 48.17 (NR)
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 1st 400 m hurdles 48.64
World Championships Seville, Spain 5th 400 m hurdles 48.19
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 6th 400 m hurdles 48.44
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 6th 400 m hurdles 48.57
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 5th 400 m hurdles 49.27
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.79
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 3rd 400 m hurdles 48.46

References
  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Polish athletics all-time list
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