# Sándor Urbanik

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. He was a bronze medallist in the 5000 m walk at the 1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships, held in his native Hungary.
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.
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), and also the indoor 5000 m distance with 18:34.77 minutes. 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. He also won seven straight titles at the Hungarian Indoor Athletics Championships from 1988 to 1994. On the international circuit, he won the 2001 Dudinská Päťdesiatka race.

## International competitions

Representing  Hungary :
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 15th | 20 km | 1:31:40 |
| 1987 | European Indoor Championships | Liévin, France | 4th | 5000 m walk | 19:13.09 |
| 1987 | World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States | 6th | 5000 m walk | 19:06.19 |
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 22nd | 20 km | 1:27:24 |
| 1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 5000 m | 18:45.91 |
| 1988 | Summer Olympics | Seoul, South Korea | 21st | 20 km | 1:23:18 |
| 1988 | Summer Olympics | Seoul, South Korea | — | 50 km | DNF |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 15th | 20 km | 1:29:19 |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | — | 50 km | DNF |
| 1991 | World Race Walking Cup | San Jose, United States | 17th | 20 km | 1:22:38 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 14th | 20 km | 1:21:57 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | 20 km | 1:26:08 |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 10th | 20 km | 1:24:40 |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | 20 km | 1:22:49 |
| 1995 | World Race Walking Cup | Beijing, China | 15th | 50 km | 3:52:07 |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | — | 50 km | DNF |
| 1996 | Summer Olympics | Atlanta, United States | 13th | 20 km | 1:22:18 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 26th | 20 km | 1:26:50 |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | 20 km | 1:22.12 |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | — | 20 km | DNF |
| 2000 | European Race Walking Cup | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | — | 20 km | DQ |
| 2000 | Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 29th | 20 km | 1:26:16 |
| 2001 | European Race Walking Cup | Dudince, Slovakia | 34th | 20 km | 1:27:21 |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | — | 50 km | DNF |

## 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