Robert Marek Korzeniowski (born 30 July 1968) is a Polish former racewalker who won four gold medals at the Olympic Games and three gold medals at World Championships.

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Robert Korzeniowski

Robert Korzeniowski in 2020
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Full name	Robert Marek Korzeniowski[1]
Born	(1968-07-30) 30 July 1968 (age 55)[1] Lubaczów, Poland[1]
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)[1]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Poland Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 4 0 0 World Championships 3 0 1 World Indoor Championships 0 1 0 European Championships 2 0 0 Summer Universiade 2 0 0 Total 11 1 1 Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 50 km walk 2000 Sydney 20 km walk 2000 Sydney 50 km walk 2004 Athens 50 km walk World Championships 1997 Athens 50 km walk 2001 Edmonton 50 km walk 2003 Paris 50 km walk 1995 Gothenburg 50 km walk World Indoor Championships 1993 Toronto 5000 m walk European Championships 1998 Budapest 50 km walk 2002 Munich 50 km walk Universiade 1991 Sheffield 20 km walk 1993 Buffalo 20 km walk

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Korzeniowski was born in Lubaczów, and is the brother of fellow Olympic athlete Sylwia Korzeniowska.^[1]

Korzeniowski won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 50 km walk at Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, and Athens 2004.

In addition, he became the first athlete to win the gold medal in both the 50 km walk and 20 km walk at a single Olympic Games in Sydney.

He won World Championship titles in the 50 km walk at the 1997 World Championships, 2001 World Championships, and 2003 World Championships.

He also won European Championship twice in the 50 km walk in 1998 in Budapest and 2002 in Munich.

He is also the former world record holder in the 50 km walk from 2002 to 2006.

Korzeniowski retired after the 2004 Olympic Games and became actively involved in various roles at the International Olympic Committee.

He was the coach and mentor of former world record-holder Paquillo Fernández.

Since 2005 he worked for the public Polish Television (TVP) as a chief of sport department and in 2007 he became a General Manager of TVP Sport, a new specialized channel in Poland. On 6 November 2009, he announced his resignation.

In 2014 Korzeniowski was inducted into the International Association of Athletics Federations' Hall of Fame.

In 2022, the Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup, an annual racewalking competition in Warsaw, was founded and named in his honor. Since 2022 it has been a World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold level competition.^[2]

For his sport achievements, Korzeniowski received the Order of Polonia Restituta:

• 1996 Knight's Cross (5th Class)
• 2000 Officer's Cross (4th Class)
• 2004 Commander's Cross (3rd Class)

• Polish records in athletics
• 2002 Race Walking Year Ranking