Rafał Sikora
Personal information
Full nameRafał Józef Sikora
Nationality Poland
Born (1987-02-17) 17 February 1987
Mielec, Poland
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
ClubAZS AWF Kraków

Rafał Sikora (born 17 February 1987 in Mielec) is a Polish race walker.

He represented his country at the 2012 Olympic Games in London finishing 18th.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Poland
2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 7th 10,000 m walk 44:53.49
2005 European Junior Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 18th 10,000 m walk 46:42.76
2006 World Race Walking Cup (U20) A Coruña, Spain 13th 10 km walk 44:01
2008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 27th 50 km walk 3:59:25
2009 European Race Walking Cup Metz, France 17th 20 km walk 1:31:00
3rd Team - 20 km 40 pts
European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 12th 20 km walk 1:27:47
2010 World Race Walking Cup Chihuahua, Mexico 17th 50 km walk 4:05:02
2011 European Race Walking Cup Olhão, Portugal 20th 20 km 1:29:52
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 13th 50 km walk 3:50:24
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 14th 50 km walk 3:51:43
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 18th 50 km walk 3:47:47
2013 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 8th 50 km 3:48:13
3rd Team - 50 km 31 pts
2014 World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China 76th 20 km 1:26:49
2015 European Race Walking Cup Murcia, Spain 36th 20 km 1:30:31

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 5000 m walk – 19:38.03 (Katowice 2011)
  • 10,000 m walk – 40:30.80 (Warsaw 2010)
  • 10 km walk – 41:49 (Kraków 2010)
  • 20 km walk – 1:21:04 (Zaniemyśl 2011)
  • 50 km walk – 3:46:16 (Dudince 2011)

Indoor

  • 5000 m walk – 19:22.15 (Spała 2012)


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