Sándor Urbanik

Sándor Urbanik
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born (1964-12-15) 15 December 1964 (age 60)
Esztergom
Sport
Country Hungary
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
Medal record
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Budapest 5000 m walk
The native form of this personal name is Urbanik Sándor. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Sándor Urbanik (born 15 December 1964 in Esztergom) is a retired male race walker from Hungary. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. He is married to fellow Hungarian race walker Mária Urbanik.[1] He was a bronze medallist in the 5000 m walk at the 1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships, held in his native Hungary.[2]

He represented Hungary at seven consecutive editions of the World Athletics Championships, from 1987 to 2001, with his best finish being tenth place at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics.[3]

He is the Hungarian national record holder in several events, including the 10 km, 15 km, 20 km, 30 km and 35 km road distances, the hour walk (reaching 14,186 m),[4] and also the indoor 5000 m distance with 18:34.77 minutes.[5] He won twelve national titles in the 20 kilometres race walk at the Hungarian Athletics Championships, with ten straight wins from 1986–1995, and final wins in 2000 and 2001 after recouping the title from Gyula Dudás.[6] He also won seven straight titles at the Hungarian Indoor Athletics Championships from 1988 to 1994.[7] On the international circuit, he won the 2001 Dudinská Päťdesiatka race.[8]

International competitions

Representing  Hungary
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 15th 20 km 1:31:40
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 4th 5000 m walk 19:13.09
World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 6th 5000 m walk 19:06.19
World Championships Rome, Italy 22nd 20 km 1:27:24
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 5000 m 18:45.91
Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea 21st 20 km 1:23:18
— 50 km DNF
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 15th 20 km 1:29:19
— 50 km DNF
1991 World Race Walking Cup San Jose, United States 17th 20 km 1:22:38
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 14th 20 km 1:21:57
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 8th 20 km 1:26:08
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 10th 20 km 1:24:40
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th 20 km 1:22:49
1995 World Race Walking Cup Beijing, China 15th 50 km 3:52:07
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden — 50 km DNF
1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta, United States 13th 20 km 1:22:18
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 26th 20 km 1:26:50
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 20 km 1:22.12
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain — 20 km DNF
2000 European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany — 20 km DQ
Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia 29th 20 km 1:26:16
2001 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 34th 20 km 1:27:21
World Championships Edmonton, Canada — 50 km DNF

National titles

See also

References

  1. ^ Sándor Urbanik. Olympedia. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  2. ^ European Athletics Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  3. ^ Sandor Urbanik. World Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  4. ^ Hungarian records - Men Outdoor. Hungarian Athletics Federation. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  5. ^ Hungarian records - Men Indoor. Hungarian Athletics Federation. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  6. ^ a b Hungarian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  7. ^ a b Hungarian Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  8. ^ WINNERS OF THE DUDINSKA 50 IN WALKING. Dudince Walking. Retrieved 2023-08-06.


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