Paweł Januszewski (born 2 January 1972) is a retired
hurdler from
Poland, who is best known for winning the gold medal at the
1998 European Championships. A gold medalist at the
1999 Summer Universiade, he represented his native country in two consecutive
Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000), reaching the final on the second occasion. In addition, he competed at four World Championships, qualifying for the final in 1999 and 2001.
Januszewski was born in
Pyrzyce.[1] He set his personal best (48.17s) in the men's 400 metres hurdles on 20 August 1998, in his winning race in
Budapest, Hungary. It was the
national record until 2007, when the mark was bettered by
Marek Plawgo, and remains the second best result by a Polish athlete.[2]