{{short description|Polish badminton player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Jacek Hankiewicz | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | nickname = | full_name = | birth_name = | country = Poland | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|12|22|df=yes}} | birth_place = Krosno, Poland | death_date = | death_place = | residence = | height = 1.73m | weight =69kg | years_active =1983–2006 | retired = | handedness =Right | coach = | event =Men's singles & doubles | career_record =113 wins, 107 losses | titles = | played = | highest_ranking = | highest_ranking_date = | current_ranking = | current_ranking_date = | medals ={{MedalSport | Men's badminton }} {{MedalCountry | {{POL}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Helvetia Cup }} {{MedalGold| 1989 Budapest | Mixed team }} {{MedalGold| 1991 Varna | Mixed team }} {{MedalSilver| 1993 Pressbaum | Mixed team }} | bwfbadminton_id = 782 | bwf_id =F19CEA88-E226-4F6F-B230-6476CE506874 | updated = | module = }}
'''Jacek Hankiewicz''' (born 22 December 1965) is a Polish badminton player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jacek HANKIEWICZ {{!}} Profile |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/61286/jacek-hankiewicz |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=bwfbadminton.com}}</ref> He is a 4-time national champion in men's singles and a 6-time national champion in men's doubles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jacek Hankiewicz – Polski Komitet Olimpijski |url=https://olimpijski.pl/olimpijczycy/jacek-hankiewicz/ |access-date=2023-10-18 |language=pl-PL}}</ref>
After his retirement from international badminton in 2006, he became a coach of the Poland national badminton team and has produced players whom have excelled on the international stage, one of them being the former world number 1 mixed doubles pairing of Robert Mateusiak and Nadieżda Zięba.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rio 2016: badmintoniści Mateusiak i Zięba w najlepszej ósemce turnieju - RIO 2016 - polskieradio.pl |url=https://polskieradio.pl/273/5421/artykul/1654921,rio-2016-badmintonisci-mateusiak-i-zieba-w-najlepszej-osemce-turnieju |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=polskieradio.pl |language=pl-PL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=garncarz |first=karol |date=2023-03-27 |title=Coach Hankiewicz: It’s the fastest racket sport in the world! Will badminton conquer the European Games? |url=https://www.european-games.org/trener-hankiewicz-to-najszybszy-rakietowy-sport-swiata-badminton-podbije-igrzyska-europejskie/ |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=European Games 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Career == In 1991, Hankiewicz partnered with Jerzy Dołhan and finished as runners-up at the Bulgaria International. In 1992, Hankiewicz made his Olympic debut when he competed in the men's singles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jacek Hankiewicz |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/2468 |accessdate=26 May 2020 |work=Olympedia}}</ref> He was halted in the first round after losing to Fumihiko Machida in three games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jacek Hankiewicz - Badminton player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/badminton/jacek-hankiewicz/389220/ |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=globalsportsarchive.com}}</ref>
Prior to retiring from international badminton, Hankiewicz competed in the 2006 European Senior Badminton Championships where he won a gold medal in the men's singles 40+ discipline and in men's doubles with Jerzy Dołhan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BWF - European Senior Championships 2006 - Winners |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=416A43EF-2485-4B7E-A334-D8E311BDF249 |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=bwf.tournamentsoftware.com}}</ref>
== Achievements ==
=== IBF International === ''Men's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" !Year !Tournament !Opponent !Score !Result |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" |1987 | align="left" |Bulgaria International | align="left" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Peter Busch Jensen | align="left" |15–9, 15–7 | style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{gold1}} '''Winner''' |} ''Men's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" !Year !Tournament !Partner !Opponent !Score !Result |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" |1991 | align="left" |Bulgaria International | align="left" |{{flagicon|POL}} Jerzy Dołhan | align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Michael Helber<br/>{{flagicon|GER}} Michael Keck | align="left" |10–15, 5–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" |'''{{Silver2}} Runner-up''' |}
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