Rafał Wójcik (born 18 September 1972 in Starachowice) 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 Abbreviation, abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase (athletics), steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 met ...

. 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, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

. 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 1500-metre run 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 Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...

- 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 sta ...

- 7:57.28 min (2004) *

- 8:17.09 min (2000) *

- 13:49.29 min (1998) * 10,000 metres - 29:06.16 min (2005) * Half marathon - 1:03:54 (2007) *

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), 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 ...

- 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 Athletes from Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Polish Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub