Wojciech Buciarski
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | 17 April 1950 Warsaw, Poland | (age 74)
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Pole vault |
Club | Skra Warszawa Legia Warsaw |
Medal record |
Wojciech Jan Buciarski (born 17 April 1950) is a retired Polish pole vaulter. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and finished in tenth and fifth place, respectively. He won a silver medal at the 1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships with a jump of 5.30 m;[1] the same year he set his personal best at 5.50 m.[2]
Buciarski is the father of Piotr Buciarski, an Olympic pole vaulter competing for Denmark, and father-in-law of Rachel Yurkovich, an American javelin thrower.[2] As of 2013 he was living in Denmark and coaching Cathrine Larsåsen, a Norwegian pole vaulter.[3]
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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Representing Poland | |||||
1971 | European Indoor Championships | Sofia, Bulgaria | 7th | 4.80 m | |
European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 13th (q) | 4.90 m | ||
1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 10th | 5.00 m | |
1973 | European Indoor Championships | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 10th | 4.80 m | |
1974 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | 5.20 m | |
European Championships | Rome, Italy | 4th | 5.30 m | ||
1975 | European Indoor Championships | Katowice, Poland | 2nd | 5.30 m | |
1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 5th | 5.45 m | |
1979 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 5th | 5.40 m |
References
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- ^ EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN). gbrathletics.com
- ^ a b Wojciech Buciarski. sports-reference.com
- ^ Wojciech Buciarski trenerem norweskiej tyczkarki. sport.interia.pl. 15 March 2013
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