Robert Kurnicki (born 27 March 1965 in

Zabrze Zabrze (; German: 1915–1945: , full form: , , ) is an industrial city put under direct government rule in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It lies in the western part of the Metropolis GZM, a metropolis with a population of around 2 m ...

, Poland) is a retired Polish-

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

sprinter who specialized in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

. At the 1993 World Championships he finished sixth in the

4 × 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the indiv ...

, together with teammates Marc Blume,

Michael Huke Michael Huke (born March 30, 1969, in Sondershausen) is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He represented the sports club TV 01 Wattenscheid. At the 1993 World Championships he finished sixth in the 4x100 metre ...

and

Steffen Görmer Steffen Görmer (born 28 July 1968) is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. He represented the sports club SV Halle. He finished fifth at the 1989 IAAF World Cup and eighth at the 1990 European Championships. At the 19 ...

. His personal best time is 20.46 seconds, achieved in July 1993 in

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.World men's all-time best 200m
(last updated 2001) He represented the sports club TV 01 Wattenscheid.

References

* 1965 births Living people German male sprinters German male hurdlers Polish emigrants to Germany Sportspeople from Zabrze Athletes from Silesian Voivodeship 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-sprint-bio-stub