Piotr Klimczak (born 18 January 1980, in Nowy Sącz) is a Polish former sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He represented his country in the 4 × 400 metres relay at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004. His biggest success in the relay is the silver medal at the 2006 World Indoor Championships and individually the silver at the 2007 Summer Universiade.
He played football before switching to athletics in 2002. He retired in 2013.
Achievements Representing 2004World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary10th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:10.33Olympic Games Athens, Greece35th (h)400 m46.2310th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:03.692005European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain–4 × 400 m relayDQWorld Championships Helsinki, Finland5th4 × 400 m relay3:00.58Universiade İzmir, Turkey 1st4 × 400 m relay3:02.572006World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 2nd4 × 400 m relay3:04.672007European Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 3rd4 × 400 m relay3:08.14UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand 2nd400 m46.06 1st4 × 400 m relay3:02.052008World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain4th4 × 400 m relay3:08.76Olympic Games Beijing, China7th4 × 400 m relay2:59.322009European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy11th (sf)400 m53.81 3rd4 × 400 m relay3:07.04World Championships Berlin, Germany5th4 × 400 m relay3:02.232010World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar9th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:09.86European Championships Barcelona, Spain21st (sf)400 m46.685th4 × 400 m relay3:03.42
Personal bests 200 metres - 21.06 s (2006) 400 metres - 45.60 s (2005)
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