Robert Korzeniowski

Robert Korzeniowski is a Polish race walker who won four Olympic gold medals and three world championship titles. He dominated the 50-kilometre walk and also excelled at 20 kilometres.

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1996 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Atlanta, where Korzeniowski won the 50-kilometre walk. His first Olympic gold came in the 50-kilometre walk at Atlanta.
Racewalking: A form of competitive walking governed by rules requiring visible contact with the ground and a straightened supporting leg. Korzeniowski’s Olympic and world titles came in this technically judged athletics discipline.
Polish athletics: The organized practice and history of track and field in Poland. Korzeniowski’s career emerged from Poland’s national athletics system.
Olympic athletics: The track-and-field and road events contested at the Olympic Games. His four gold medals made him a defining figure in Olympic athletics.
2000 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Sydney, where Korzeniowski won both race-walking events. He became the first athlete to win Olympic gold in both the 20- and 50-kilometre walks at one Games.
50 kilometres race walk: A long-distance race-walking event contested over 50 kilometres. This was Korzeniowski’s signature event and the setting for most of his major titles.
Poland at the Olympics: The history of Polish participation and achievement at the Olympic Games. His four gold medals made him one of Poland’s most decorated Olympians.
Polish Olympic Committee: The national Olympic committee responsible for Poland’s Olympic movement. After competing, Korzeniowski took on leadership work within Poland’s Olympic community.
2004 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Athens, where Korzeniowski won his fourth Olympic gold medal. His victory in the 50-kilometre walk completed an unprecedented Olympic title sequence.
20 kilometres race walk: An international race-walking event contested over 20 kilometres. He won Olympic gold in this shorter event at the 2000 Sydney Games.