Małgorzata Rydz

Małgorzata Urszula Rydz-Kapkowska (born 18 January 1967 in Kłobuck, Śląskie) is a former female middle distance runner from Poland,[1] who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Barcelona, Spain (1992). She set her personal best (4:01.91) in the women's 1,500 metres event in 1992.

Małgorzata Rydz
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1967-01-18) 18 January 1967
Kłobuck, Poland
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 metres
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Poland
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Paris 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Stockholm 1500 m

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Poland
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 5th 1500 m 4:09.42
World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th 1500 m 4:17.53
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th (h) 1500 m 4:22.75
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 11th (sf) 800 m 2:03.54
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 8th 1500 m 4:05.52
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 7th 1500 m 4:01.91
World Cup Havana, Cuba 2nd 1500 m 4:18.16[2]
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 6th (h) 1500 m 4:12.94[3]
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 24th (h) 1500 m 4:14.75
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 3rd 1500 m 4:06.98
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 800 m 1:59.12
5th 1500 m 4:19.80
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 12th 1500 m 4:20.83
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 3rd 1500 m 4:10.50
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 8th 1500 m 4:05.92
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 15th (sf) 800 m 2:05.00
12th 1500 m 4:13.25

References
  1. Małgorzata Rydz at World Athletics
  2. Representing Europe
  3. Did not finish in the final
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Małgorzata Rydz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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