Polish · Górowo Iławeckie, Poland · Born 30 July 1968Polish race walker who dominated 50km walking events in the 1990s and 2000s, winning four Olympic gold medals and four World Championship titles
Robert Korzeniowski is a Polish race walker who won four Olympic gold medals across three different Games, dominating the 20km and 50km walk at the highest level for a decade. His technical mastery of race walking, combined with exceptional endurance and competitive intelligence, made him one of the most decorated multi-Games champions in athletics history. He is Poland's greatest ever track and field athlete.
Race walking dominance, only athlete to win 50km walk at three consecutive Olympics
How They Played
Exceptional endurance and technique in long-distance race walking
Lasting Impact
Greatest race walker in history, transformed Polish athletics prominence
Career Honours
- Olympic Gold Medal 20km Walk 1996 Atlanta
- Olympic Gold Medal 50km Walk 2000 Sydney
- Olympic Gold Medal 20km Walk 2000 Sydney
- Olympic Gold Medal 50km Walk 2004 Athens
- World Championship Gold 50km Walk 1997 Athens
- World Championship Gold 50km Walk 2001 Edmonton
- World Championship Gold 50km Walk 2003 Paris
- European Championship Gold 50km Walk 1998 Budapest
- European Championship Gold 50km Walk 2002 Munich
- European Championship Gold 20km Walk 2002 Munich
- World Cup Race Walking Gold 50km 1999
- World Cup Race Walking Gold 50km 2002
Polish Athletes