Leszek Dunecki

Leszek Dunecki
Personal information
Born2 October 1956
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow 4 × 100 m relay
European Championships
1978 Prague 4 × 100 m relay
European Cup
1979 Turin 4 × 100 m relay
1981 Zurich 4 × 100 m relay
Universiade
1979 Mexico City 100 m
1979 Mexico City 200 m
Representing Europe
IAAF World Cup
1981 Rome 4 × 100 m relay
1979 Montreal 200 m
1979 Montreal 4 × 100 m relay

Leszek Ryszard Dunecki (born 2 October 1956 in Toruń) was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres. He was the Polish champion on 6 occasions.

He won a European Championship Gold medal in 1978 in the 4 × 100 metres.

In 1979, was world student 100/200 runner up. Finishing 2nd only behind Pietro Mennea who ran the then new world record 19.72. Dunecki ran 20.26. Dunecki's Polish national record of 20.26 was improved in 1999, by Marcin Urbas (19.98 s), after 20 years.

He competed for Poland in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the 100 where he reached the Quarter final, and the 200 metres where he reached the final and finished 6th. He also competed in the 4 × 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Krzysztof Zwoliński, Zenon Licznerski and Marian Woronin. In 1981 he was a member of the Polish/Europe 4 × 100 relay team that finished 1st in the world cup.

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