Leszek Dunecki

Leszek Dunecki

Personal information
Born	2 October 1956
Medal record Men’s Athletics Competitor for  Poland Olympic Games Silver 1980 Moscow 4 x 100 metre relay European Championships Gold 1978 Prague 4 x 100 metres European Cup Gold 1979 Turin 4 x 100 metres Gold 1981 Zurich 4 x 100 metres Universiade Silver 1979 Mexico 100 metres Silver 1979 Mexico 200 metres World Cup Gold 1981 Rome 4 x 100 metres

Leszek Dunecki (born 2 October 1956 in Toruń) was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100/200 metres. He was Polish champion on 6 occasions.

He won a European Championship Gold medal in 1978 in the 4x100 metres.

In 1979 was world student 100/200 runner up. Finishing 2nd only behind Pietro Mennea who ran the then new world record 19.72. Dunecki ran 20.26. Dunecki's Polish national record of 20.26 was improved in 1999, by Marcin Urbas (19.98 s), after 20 years.

He competed for Poland in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the 100 where he reached the Quarter final, and the 200 metres where he reached the final and finished 6th. He also competed in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Krzysztof Zwoliński, Zenon Licznerski and Marian Woronin. In 1981 he was a member of the polish/Europe 4x100 relay team that finished 1st in the world cup.

See also

• Polish records in athletics

References

Sports Reference

Universiade

European Championships