Piotr Kędzia (born 6 June 1984 in

Zgierz Zgierz is a city in central Poland, located just to the north of Łódź, and part of the metropolitan area centered on that city. As of 2021 it had a population of 54,974. Zgierz is situated in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999); previousl ...

) is a Polish former sprinter who specialised in the

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 represented his country in the

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ...

at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

finishing sixth in the final.

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* 1984 births Living people People from Zgierz Athletes from Łódź Voivodeship Polish male sprinters Olympic athletes for Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for Poland Universiade silver medalists for Poland World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade 21st-century Polish people {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub