Rafał Sikora

Rafał Sikora (born 17 February 1987 in Mielec) is a Polish race walker.

Rafał Sikora
Personal information
Full nameRafał Józef Sikora
Nationality Poland
Born (1987-02-17) 17 February 1987
Mielec, Poland
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Race walking
ClubAZS AWF Kraków

He represented his country at the 2012 Olympic Games in London finishing 18th.

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Poland
2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 7th 10,000 m walk 44:53.49
2005 European Junior Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 18th 10,000 m walk 46:42.76
2006 World Race Walking Cup (U20) A Coruña, Spain 13th 10 km walk 44:01
2008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 27th 50 km walk 3:59:25
2009 European Race Walking Cup Metz, France 17th 20 km walk 1:31:00
3rd Team - 20 km 40 pts
European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 12th 20 km walk 1:27:47
2010 World Race Walking Cup Chihuahua, Mexico 17th 50 km walk 4:05:02
2011 European Race Walking Cup Olhão, Portugal 20th 20 km 1:29:52
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 13th 50 km walk 3:50:24
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 14th 50 km walk 3:51:43
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 18th 50 km walk 3:47:47
2013 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 8th 50 km 3:48:13
3rd Team - 50 km 31 pts
2014 World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China 76th 20 km 1:26:49
2015 European Race Walking Cup Murcia, Spain 36th 20 km 1:30:31

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 5000 m walk – 19:38.03 (Katowice 2011)
  • 10,000 m walk – 40:30.80 (Warsaw 2010)
  • 10 km walk – 41:49 (Kraków 2010)
  • 20 km walk – 1:21:04 (Zaniemyśl 2011)
  • 50 km walk – 3:46:16 (Dudince 2011)

Indoor

  • 5000 m walk – 19:22.15 (Spała 2012)


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