罗伯特•科热尼奥夫斯基 robert korzeniowski （田径 波兰）
athens, 27 september 2004, games of the xxvii olympiad. men's athletics, 50km walk race: robert korzeniowski celebrates his victory raising the polish flag during his lap of honour in the olympic stadium.
born: 30 july 1968
birthplace: lubaczow (poland)
nationality:poland
sport: athletics
attendance at the olympic games
barcelona 1992
atlanta 1996
sydney 2000
athens 2004
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 4
other results:
world championships
gold: 3 (97, 01, 03)
bronze: 1 (1995)
world indoor championships
silver: 1 (1993)
king of the road
robert korzeniowski discovered race walking at the age of 15, thanks to his sports teacher. in the early 1990s, he moved to northern france, where he had better training conditions.
at his first olympic games, barcelona in 1992, “korzen” was disqualified from the 50km when he was in second place – because the rules insist that the walker must always have one of his feet in contact with the ground. he then dropped out of the 20km race. but these setbacks did not damage his motivation.
he arrived at the 1996 games in 1996 with a bronze medal won in the previous world championships. in the damp heat of georgia, the polish walker was 16 seconds ahead after 50km of walking, earning him his first olympic title at the age of 28. he then finished eighth in the 20km.
the olympic games in sydney in 2000 were the setting for an unprecedented performance. in seven days, robert korzeniowski won both the 20 and 50km events. in the 50km, he finished 1 minute 18 seconds ahead of the runner-up, winning his second gold medal. the 20km race was hotly contested, and it almost took a sprint finish for robert to beat mexico’s noe hernández by four seconds, benefiting from the disqualification of another mexican, bernardo segura, who had been leading. on the same occasion, he beat the olympic record for the distance and became the first ever athlete to win the 20km and 50km at the same edition of the games.
for his fourth olympic participation, in 2004 in athens, robert korzeniowski was accompanied by his faithful coach, kryzsztof kisiel. with the sun beating down and temperatures of 24°c in the shade, the 50km event got under way. focusing on his technique to maintain an efficient rhythm without overstretching himself, robert progressively built up a lead. he won in 3h38'46", more than four minutes ahead of his nearest rival. he thereby won his fourth gold medal and achieved an unprecedented hat-trick by retaining the title he had first won in atlanta, eight years before.
robert korzeniowski is a great ambassador for his sport, always keen to take part in mass sport events to promote race walking and to help young athletes. his physical and human qualities make him a true champion, inside or outside the stadium.
生日：1968年7月30日
出生地：波兰
国籍: 波兰
项目: 田径
参加奥运会时间：
1992年西班牙巴塞罗纳夏季奥运会
1996年美国亚特兰大夏季奥运会
2000年澳大利亚悉尼夏季奥运会
2004年希腊雅典夏季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌 4枚
其他成绩:
世界锦标赛
金牌 3枚 1997年2001年2003年
铜牌 1枚 1995年
世界室内田径锦标赛
银牌 1枚 1993年
竞走之王
15岁的时候，罗伯特•科热尼奥夫斯基的体育老师发现了他在竞走项目上的运动天赋，科热尼奥夫斯基也正式开始接受竞走项目的专业训练，上世纪90年代后期，科热尼奥夫斯基来到法国北部，在那里他开始接受更加优秀的竞走训练。
科热尼奥夫斯基1992年在西班牙巴塞罗纳第一次参加了夏季奥运会的比赛，在50公里比赛中，名列第二的他因为犯规被罚出场，随后，他退出了20公里的比赛，尽管第一次奥运之旅并没有给科热尼奥夫斯基带来任何的成绩，但这次挫折并没有给他带来太大的打击。
1996年美国亚特兰大夏季奥运会开幕时，科热尼奥夫斯基已经获得了世界锦标赛的铜牌，在这里，28岁的他以16秒的优势，获得50公里竞走的金牌。 2000年澳大利亚悉尼奥运会的比赛设置并不合理，在七天的时间内，科热尼奥夫斯基需要参加50公里和20公里两个项目的比赛，在50公里比赛中，他以1 分18秒的绝对优势获得自己的第二枚奥运金牌。随后在20公里比赛中，他也以4秒的优势再次夺冠，也成为有史以来，第一位在同一届奥运会上同时获得竞走两个项目金牌的运动员。2004年，科热尼奥夫斯基在希腊雅典参加了自己的第四次奥运会，比赛在24°c的温度中进行，科热尼奥夫斯基按自己的节奏，以3小时38分46秒的成绩夺冠，领先第二名达到4分钟。他也获得个人的第四枚奥运金牌，同时在50公里竞走比赛中实现了奥运金牌的三连冠。
科热尼奥夫斯基是一位热心的体育大使，他经常参加大众体育运动，积极帮助年轻运动员提高。他的崇高个人品德使他不仅是一位体育场上的冠军，也是一位生活中的冠军。