Rafał Wójcik (born 18 September 1972 in

Starachowice Starachowice is a city in southeastern Poland (historic Lesser Poland), with 49,513 inhabitants (31.12.2017). Starachowice is situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (since 1999); it was formerly in the Kielce Voivodeship (1975–1998). It ...

) is a Polish long-distance runner. Up to 2004 he specialized in the

3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, a ...

. He finished eighth at the 2002 European Championships and competed without reaching the final at the

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and 1999 World Championships as well as the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

. From 2005 he has concentrated on the marathon race. In this event he finished sixteenth at the 2005 World Championships and twelfth at the 2006 European Championships.

Personal bests

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

- 3:42.84 min (2000) *

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

- 7:57.28 min (2004) *

- 8:17.09 min (2000) *

- 13:49.29 min (1998) *

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...

- 29:06.16 min (2005) * Half marathon - 1:03:54 (2007) *

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

- 2:13:02 (2008)

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* 1972 births Living people People from Starachowice Polish male steeplechase runners Polish male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Poland Sportspeople from Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Polish Athletics Championships winners {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub