Jan Werner (25 July 1946 – 21 September 2014) was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the

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and

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. He was born in

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and represented the club AZS Warszawa.Sports Reference
At the 1966 European Championships he finished fourth in the 200 metres and won the 4 x 400 metres relay together with

Edmund Borowski Edmund Borowski (23 January 1945 – 22 August 2022) was a Polish Sprint (running), sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. At the 1966 European Athletics Championships, 1966 European Championships he won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 ...

Stanislaw Gredzinski Stanislav and variants may refer to: People * Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine * Stanislaus County, C ...

and

Andrzej Badeński Andrzej Stanisław Badeński (10 May 1943 – 28 September 2008) was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal in that event at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and won the gold medal in that event at the European ...

. At the 1967 European Indoor Games he competed in the relay final, but the team did not finish, and at the 1968 European Indoor Games he won a gold medal in the relay. His first Olympic Games were in 1968. He finished fifth in his semi-final heat in the

, barely missing out on the final. In the 4 x 400 metres relay he finished fourth together with Stanislaw Gredzinski,

Jan Balachowski Jan Balachowski (born 28 December 1948) is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He was born in Kraków and represented the club Cracovia Kraków.1969 European Championships. In the individual distance he won the gold medal. At the 1969 European Indoor Games he won the 400 metres silver medal behind Balachowski, as well as a relay gold medal. At the 1970 European Indoor Championships the Polish relay team won silver medals. At the 1971 European Indoor Championships he won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay together with

Waldemar Korycki Waldemar Korycki (born 11 August 1946) is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He was a successful relay runner. At the 1968 European Indoor Games he won a gold medal in the short relay and a silver medal in the ...

, Andrzej Badeński and Jan Balachowski. With the same team members he won a silver medal in the relay at the 1971 European Championships. He won a bronze medal in the individual distance. The same team won the relay at the 1972 European Indoor Championships. At the 1972 Olympic Games he reached the semi-final in the

and finished fifth in the

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. At the 1976 Olympic Games he finished eighth in the

and won a silver medal in the

, together with

Ryszard Podlas File:Ryszard Podlas (9004711791).jpg, Ryszard Podlas Ryszard Podlas (born 29 July 1954) is a Polish Sprint (running), sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He was born in Białobrzezie and represented the club Technika Pracze. He won ...

Zbigniew Jaremski Zbigniew Jaremski (19 June 1949 – 3 January 2011) was a Polish sprinter, who specialized in the 400 m. Career Jaremski was born in Zabrze and represented the club Górnik Zabrze. He competed in 400 m at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olymp ...

and Jerzy Pietrzyk. He became Polish 200 metres champion in 1967, 1969 and 1971 and 400 metres champion in 1968, 1970, 1971 and 1976. His personal best time in the 400 metres was 45.44 seconds, achieved in 1976. He did also equal the European record in the 200 metres with 20.4 seconds on 3 June 1967. Died 21 September 2014 in Warsaw.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Werner, Jan 1946 births 2014 deaths Polish male sprinters Olympic silver medalists for Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Poland Polish athletics coaches People from Wieluń County European Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Łódź Voivodeship Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for Poland Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade