Robert Urbanek

Robert Urbanek

Robert Urbanek in 2013
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1987-04-29) 29 April 1987 Łęczyca, Poland
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw
Club	MKS Aleksandrów Łódzki
Coached by	Witold Suski
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Poland World Championships 2015 Beijing Discus European Championships 2014 Zürich Discus European Team Championships 2015 Cheboksary Discus

Robert Urbanek (born 29 April 1987) is a Polish athlete specializing in the discus throw. His personal best in the event is 66.93 meters, achieved in 2012 in Halle.

He competed for Poland at the 2012 Summer Olympics, failing to qualify for the final.^[1] His biggest achievement to date is the bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Poland
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	7th	57.38 m
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	5th	62.17 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	62.99 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	32nd (q)	59.56 m
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	6th	64.32 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	3rd	63.81 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	3rd	65.18 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9th	62.18 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	17th (q)	61.76 m

Progression

• 2006 – 50.84
• 2007 – 56.18
• 2008 – 62.22
• 2009 – 60.54
• 2010 – 60.74
• 2011 – 64.37
• 2012 – 66.93
• 2013 – 65.30
• 2014 – 65.75
• 2015 – 66.31

References

External links

• Robert Urbanek profile at IAAF