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Danish pole vaulter

Piotr Buciarski (born 22 November 1975 in Warsaw, Poland) is a retired Danish pole vaulter of Polish descent.

His personal best jump is 5.75 metres, achieved in April 2002 in Fort-de-France. This is the current national record. He represented Sparta and later the University of Oregon. Buciarski is a two-time national champion (2000 and 2002) in the men's decathlon.

He's the son of former Polish pole vaulter, Wojciech Buciarski. He is married to an American javelin thrower, Rachel Yurkovich.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Denmark
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 8th 5.20 m
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 13th (q) 5.55 m
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 20th (q) 5.30 m
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 7th 5.40 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 15th (q) 5.60 m
Universiade Beijing, China 5th 5.50 m
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 7th 5.50 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 11th 5.50 m
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 13th (q) 5.40 m
World Championships Paris, France 23rd (q) 5.35 m
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 18th (q) 5.45 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 26th (q) 5.50 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 20th (q) 5.30 m

References

  1. Danish athletics records
  2. Olympian is graduation speaker



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