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{{Short description|Polish sprinter (1943–2008)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
|name=
|image=Andrzej Badeński 1968.jpg
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|caption=Andrzej Badeński at the 1968 Olympics
|birth_date= 10 May 1943 
|birth_place= [[Warsaw]], [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|German-occupied Poland]]
|death_date=  28 September 2008 (aged 65)
|death_place= [[Wiesbaden]], Germany 
| height = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|68|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
|sport=Sprint running
|club=[[Legia Warszawa]]
|pb=400 m – 45.42 (1968)
|alma_mater=
| show-medals    = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Country | {{POL}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo]] | [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres|400 m]]}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold  | [[1966 European Championships in Athletics|1966 Budapest]]|[[1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]]}}
{{Medal|Silver| [[1966 European Championships in Athletics|1966 Budapest]]|[[1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres|400 m]]}}
{{Medal|Silver| [[1971 European Championships in Athletics|1971 Helsinki]]|[[1971 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[European Indoor Athletics Championships|European Indoor Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold  | [[1968 European Indoor Games|1968 Madrid]]   | 400 m }}
{{Medal|Gold  | [[1968 European Indoor Games|1968 Madrid]]   | 4 × 364 m relay}}
{{Medal|Gold  | [[1969 European Indoor Games|1969 Belgrade]] | 4 × 390 m relay}}
{{Medal|Gold  | [[1969 European Indoor Games|1969 Belgrade]] | Medley relay}}
{{Medal|Gold  | [[1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1971 Sofia]]   | 400 m }}
{{Medal|Gold  | [[1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1971 Sofia]]   | 4 × 400 m relay}}
{{Medal|Gold  | [[1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1972 Grenoble]]| 4 × 400 m relay}}
{{Medal|Silver| [[1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1970 Vienna]]   | 400 m }}
{{Medal|Silver| [[1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1970 Vienna]]   | 4 × 400 m relay}}
}}

'''Andrzej Stanisław Badeński''' (10 May 1943 &ndash; 28 September 2008) was a Polish [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] who specialized in the [[400 metres]]. He won a bronze medal in that event at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]], and won the gold medal in that event at the European Indoor Championships in 1968 and in 1971.

==Career==
Badenski was born in [[Warsaw]] and represented the club [[Legia Warszawa]].<ref name=sref>{{cite Sports-Reference|df=dmy-all}}</ref> At the [[1962 European Athletics Championships|1962 European Championships]] he finished sixth in the 400 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/athletics/europe/1962/Men_400m.html|title=Men 400m European Championships 1962 Belgrade (YUG)|publisher=Todor Krastev|access-date=30 May 2011}}</ref> He did however win few international accolades before winning the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|1964 Olympic Games]]. At the same Olympics he finished sixth in the [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400 metres relay]] together with the Polish team.<ref name=sref/> At the [[1966 European Athletics Championships|1966 European Championships]] he won a silver medal in the 400 metres, only behind [[Stanislaw Gredzinski]], and won the 4×400 metres relay together with [[Jan Werner (athlete)|Jan Werner]], [[Edmund Borowski]] and Stanislaw Gredzinski.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/athletics/europe/1966/Men_400m.html|title=Men 400m European Championships 1966 Budapest (HUN)|publisher=Todor Krastev|access-date=5 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/athletics/europe/1966/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|title=Men 4x400m Relay European Championships 1966 Budapest (HUN)|publisher=Todor Krastev|access-date=5 January 2011}}</ref>

After this, his greatest success would come in the regional indoor championships. At the [[1967 European Indoor Games]] he competed in the relay final, but the team did not finish,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1967/m67_13.html|title=1967 European Indoor Games, men's relay final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|access-date=30 May 2011}}</ref> and at the [[1968 European Indoor Games]] he won a gold medal in the relay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1968/m68_12.html|title=1968 European Indoor Games, men's relay final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|access-date=30 May 2011}}</ref> He also won the individual distance at the 1968 European Indoor Games,<ref name=ei>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ei.htm|title=European Indoor Championships (Men)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|access-date=30 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110517031309/http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ei.htm| archive-date= 17 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> and two relay gold medals at the [[1969 European Indoor Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1969/m69_12.html|title=1969 European Indoor Games, men's relay final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|access-date=30 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1969/m69_13.html|title=1969 European Indoor Games, men's medley relay final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|access-date=30 May 2011}}</ref>

His second Olympic Games were in 1968. He finished seventh in the [[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 metres]].<ref name=sref/> In the [[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400 metres relay]] he finished fourth together with Stanislaw Gredzinski, [[Jan Balachowski]] and Jan Werner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/olim/1968/Athletics/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|title=Men 4x400m Relay Olympic Games Mexico 1968|publisher=Todor Krastev|access-date=5 January 2011}}</ref> With the same team members he finished fourth in the relay at the [[1969 European Athletics Championships|1969 European Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/athletics/europe/1969/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|title=Men 4x400m Relay European Championships 1969 Athens (GRE)|publisher=Todor Krastev|access-date=30 May 2011}}</ref> In the individual distance he finished sixth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://todor66.com/athletics/europe/1969/Men_400m.html |title=Men 400m European Championships 1969 Athens (GRE) |publisher=Todor Krastev |access-date=30 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824082544/http://www.todor66.com/athletics/europe/1969/Men_400m.html |archive-date=24 August 2011 }}</ref> At the [[1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1970 European Indoor Championships]] he won two silver medals; in the individual distance<ref name=ei/> as well as in relay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1970/m70_12.html|title=1970 European Indoor Championships, men's relay final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|access-date=30 May 2011}}</ref> At the [[1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1971 European Indoor Championships]] he won gold medals in both these events, the latter together with [[Waldemar Korycki]], Jan Werner and Jan Balachowski.<ref name=ei/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1971/m71_12.html|title=1971 European Indoor Championships, men's 4 x 400 metres relay final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|access-date=5 January 2011}}</ref> With the same team members he won a silver medal in the relay at the [[1971 European Athletics Championships|1971 European Championships]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/athletics/europe/1971/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|title=Men 4x400m Relay European Championships 1971 Helsinki (FIN)|publisher=Todor Krastev|access-date=5 January 2011}}</ref> and a gold medal at the [[1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1972 European Indoor Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1972/m72_12.html|title=1972 European Indoor Championships, men's 4 x 400 metres relay final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|access-date=5 January 2011}}</ref> At the 1972 Olympic Games he reached the semi-final in the [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 metres]] and finished fifth in the [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|relay]].<ref name=sref/>

He became Polish 400 metres champion in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1967,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/pol.htm|title=Polish Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|access-date=30 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110615065100/http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/pol.htm| archive-date= 15 June 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> and in 1971 he became American indoor champion in the 600 yards event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usai.htm|title=United States Indoor Championships (Men)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|access-date=30 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110517041015/http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usai.htm| archive-date= 17 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> His personal best time in the 400 metres was 45.42 seconds, achieved in 1968.<ref name=sref/> At the end of his career in 1974 he defected to the West and lived in [[Germany]] until his death.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} He died near [[Wiesbaden]] in September 2008.<ref name=sref/>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{World Athletics}}
* {{Olympedia}}
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