Dariusz Kuć

Dariusz Kuć (born 24 April 1986) is a Polish sprint athlete. His personal best time over 100 metres is 10.15 seconds, achieved in June 2011 in Kraków.[1]

Dariusz Kuć
Personal information
Nationality Poland
Born (1986-04-24) 24 April 1986
Kraków, Poland
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Sherbrooke Medley relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Gothenburg 4×100 m relay
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place2009 Belgrade4 × 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2013 Kazan4 × 100 m relay

At the 2006 European Athletics Championships he finished sixth in the 100 metres final and won a silver medal, running the anchor leg, in the 4 × 100 m relay. He also competed at the 2006 World Indoor Championships, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. However, in Beijing he qualified for the second round after finishing fifth in his heat behind Asafa Powell, Kim Collins, Craig Pickering and Daniel Grueso. His time of 10.44 was the 9th fastest losing time after the 10.25 of Nobuharu Asahara, advancing him to the second round. In that second round he only came to 10.46 seconds, which was the seventh time of the heat, causing elimination.[2] Together with Marcin Nowak, Łukasz Chyła and Marcin Jędrusiński he also competed at the 4×100 metres relay. In their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated.[2]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Poland
2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 12th (h) 100 m 10.80
World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 17th (sf) 100 m 11.06
2nd Medley relay 1:53.08
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 37th (h) 100m 10.83 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
5th 4 × 100 m relay 40.13
2005 European Junior Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 6th 100 m 10.84
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 40.03
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 10th (sf) 60 m 6.64
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 6th 100 m 10.21
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.05
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 5th 100 m 10.41
— 200m DNF
1st (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.27[3]
World Championships Osaka, Japan 24th (qf) 100 m 10.37
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 39th (qf) 100 m 10.46
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 6th 60 m 6.62
Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 11th (sf) 100 m 10.48
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.21
World Championships Berlin, Germany 31st (qf) 100 m 10.38
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 23rd (sf) 100 m 10.65
5th 4 × 100 m relay 38.83
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 23rd (sf) 100 m 10.51
4th 4 × 100 m relay 38.50
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 12th (sf) 100 m 10.38
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 27th (h) 100 m 10.24
9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.31
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 39.29
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 11th (sf) 60 m 6.60
IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 13th 4 × 100 m relay 39.31
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 6th 4 × 100 m relay 38.85

References
  1. http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/resultsevent.php?sex=1&enumber=40&CID=12811482&Season=2011
  2. "Athlete biography: Dariusz Kuc". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 2008-09-03. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
  3. Did not finish in the final.
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