Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Poland
1987 European Junior Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 20 km walk DQ
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 4th 20 km walk 1:23.47
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 10th 20 km walk 1:21:32
50 km walk DNF
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 20 km walk DNF
50 km walk DQ
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 2nd 5000 m walk 18:35.91
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 50 km walk DQ
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 50 km walk DQ
5th 50 km walk 3:45:57
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rd 50 km walk 3:45.57
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 8th 20 km walk 1:21:13
1st 50 km walk 3:43:30
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 1st 50 km walk 3:44:46
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 50 km walk 3:43:51
1999 World Race Walking Cup Mézidon-Canon, France 4th 20 km walk 1:20:52
World Championships Seville, Spain 50 km walk DQ
2000 European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany 1st 20 km walk 1:18:29
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 1st 20 km walk 1:18:59 (OR)
1st 50 km walk 3:42:22
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 1st 50 km walk 3:42.08
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 2nd 20,000 m walk 1:19:52.0
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 1st 50 km walk 3:36:39 (WR)
2003 World Championships Paris, France 1st 50 km walk 3:36:03
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 1st 50 km walk 3:38:46