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.Sándor Urbanik. Olympedia. Retrieved 2023-08-06. He was a bronze medallist in the 5000 m walk at the 1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships, held in his native Hungary.European Athletics Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
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.Sandor Urbanik. World Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
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),Hungarian records - Men Outdoor. Hungarian Athletics Federation. Retrieved 2023-08-06. and also the indoor 5000 m distance with 18:34.77 minutes.Hungarian records - Men Indoor. Hungarian Athletics Federation. Retrieved 2023-08-06. 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.Hungarian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-06. He also won seven straight titles at the Hungarian Indoor Athletics Championships from 1988 to 1994.Hungarian Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-06. On the international circuit, he won the 2001 Dudinská Päťdesiatka race.WINNERS OF THE DUDINSKA 50 IN WALKING. Dudince Walking. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
International competitions 1986European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany15th20 km1:31:401987European Indoor ChampionshipsLiévin, France4th5000 m walk19:13.09World Indoor ChampionshipsIndianapolis, United States6th5000 m walk19:06.19World ChampionshipsRome, Italy22nd20 km1:27:241988European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd5000 m18:45.91Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea21st20 km1:23:18—50 km1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia15th20 km1:29:19 —50 km1991World Race Walking Cup San Jose, United States17th20 km1:22:38World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan14th20 km1:21:571992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain8th20 km1:26:081993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany 10th20 km1:24:40 1994European Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th20 km1:22:491995World Race Walking Cup Beijing, China15th50 km3:52:07World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden—50 km1996Summer Olympics Atlanta, United States13th20 km1:22:181997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece26th20 km1:26:501998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary5th20 km1:22.121999World Championships Seville, Spain—20 km2000European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany—20 kmSummer Olympics Sydney, Australia29th20 km1:26:16 2001European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia34th20 km1:27:21World Championships Edmonton, Canada—50 km
National titles Hungarian Athletics Championships 20 km walk: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001 Hungarian Indoor Athletics Championships 5000 m walk: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
See also List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (men) List of Hungarian Athletics Championships champions (men)
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