Artur Partyka

Artur Jerzy Partyka (born 25 July 1969 in Stalowa Wola, Poland) is a former Polish high jumper and two-time Olympic medalist. He won twelve national titles in a row, starting in 1989. He represented ŁKS Łódź.

Artur Partyka

Partyka in 2009
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Poland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 1 World Championships 0 2 1 World Indoor Championships 0 1 0 European Championships 1 1 0 European Indoor Championships 2 0 0 Continental Cup 0 0 0 Total 3 5 2
Olympic Games
	1996 Atlanta	High jump
	1992 Barcelona	High jump
World Championships
	1993 Stuttgart	High jump
	1997 Athens	High jump
	1995 Gothenburg	High jump
World Indoor Championships
	1991 Seville	High jump
European Championships
	1998 Budapest	High jump
	1994 Helsinki	High jump
European Indoor Championships
	1990 Glasgow	High jump
	1998 Valencia	High jump
World Junior Championships
	1988 Sudbury	High jump
European Junior Championships
	1987 Birmingham	High jump

His father is Algerian, his mother is Polish. He was one of the leading high jumpers of the 1990s. Partyka is one of only 21 competitors to clear the height of 2.38 metres or more. With that height he set the Polish record in high jump.

He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He was also a three-time medalist at the outdoor World Championships: a two-time silver medalist (1993 and 1997) and a one-time bronze medalist (1995). He was also a silver medalist at the indoor World Championships in 1991. He also won two medals at the outdoor European Championships: silver in 1994 and gold in 1998. He won the gold medal at the indoor European Championships in 1998.

For his sport achievements, he received the Golden Cross of Merit in 1996.

Partyka has been the director of the indoor Pedros Cup in 2007, 2008, and 2009; a meet that takes place in Bydgoszcz. The competition was limited only to high jumpers and pole vaulters, but as of 2009, world-class field shot put was added.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Poland
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	13th (q)	2.11 m
1987	European Junior Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	1st	2.19 m
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	1st	2.28 m
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	20th (q)	2.19 m
1989	European Indoor Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	10th	2.20 m
	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	5th	2.25 m
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	1st	2.33 m
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	11th	2.24 m
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	2nd	2.37 m
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	12th	2.24 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	3rd	2.34 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	2.37 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	2.33 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	2.35 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	2nd	2.37 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd	2.35 m
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	1st	2.31 m
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	2.34 m

See also

• Polish records in athletics

External links

• Artur Partyka (in Polish)
• Artur Partyka at World Athletics
• Profile on Polish Olympic Committee