Krzysztof Linkowski (born 26 October 1949) is a retired

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

runner who specialized in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

. At the 1968 European Junior Championships he won a bronze medal in the 800 metres, as well as a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay. At the 1971 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 800 metres relay together with

Zenon Szordykowski Zenon Szordykowski (born 6 July 1947) is a retired Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres. At the 1971 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 800 metres relay together with Krzysztof Linkowski, Michał Skowro ...

, Michał Skowronek and

Kazimierz Wardak Kazimierz Wardak (4 March 1947 in Połczyn-Zdrój – 25 October 2020) was a Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres. Career At the 1970 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in medley relay together with Edmund Borow ...

. This team still has the Polish indoor record in the event. At the 1972 European Indoor Championships he won a bronze medal in 4 x 720 metres relay together with

Stanisław Waśkiewicz Stanisław Waśkiewicz (9 September 1947; Drzewica – 28 September 2012; Streamwood, Illinois) was a Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres. At the 1966 European Junior Championships he won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres re ...

and Andrzej Kupczyk. He won another medal in 4 x 720 metres relay at the 1973 European Indoor Championships, this time together with Lesław Zajac, Czesław Jursza and Henryk Sapko. He competed in the 800 metres at the 1975 European Indoor Championships, but without reaching the final. He became Polish indoor champion in 1973.

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1949 births Living people Polish male middle-distance runners People from Gryfice Sportspeople from West Pomeranian Voivodeship 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub