Leszek Dunecki

{{short description|Polish sprinter (born 1956)}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| birth_date = 2 October 1956

| image = Leszek_Dunecki.jpg

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's Athletics}}

{{MedalCountry | {{POL}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 1980 Moscow|4 × 100 m relay}}

{{MedalCompetition| European Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 1978 Prague|4 × 100 m relay}}

{{MedalCompetition| European Cup}}

{{MedalGold| 1979 Turin|4 × 100 m relay}}

{{MedalGold| 1981 Zurich| 4 × 100 m relay}}

{{MedalCompetition| Universiade}}

{{MedalSilver| 1979 Mexico City|100 m}}

{{MedalSilver| 1979 Mexico City|200 m}}

{{Medal|Country|20px Europe}}

{{MedalCompetition|IAAF World Cup}}

{{MedalGold|1981 Rome|4 × 100 m relay}}

{{MedalSilver|1979 Montreal|200 m}}

{{MedalBronze|1979 Montreal|4 × 100 m relay}}

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Leszek Ryszard Dunecki (born 2 October 1956 in Toruń) was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres. He was the Polish champion on 6 occasions.

He won a European Championship Gold medal in 1978 in the 4 × 100 metres.

In 1979, was world student 100/200 runner up. Finishing 2nd only behind Pietro Mennea who ran the then new world record 19.72. Dunecki ran 20.26. Dunecki's Polish national record of 20.26 was improved in 1999, by Marcin Urbas (19.98 s), after 20 years.

He competed for Poland in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the 100 where he reached the Quarter final, and the 200 metres where he reached the final and finished 6th. He also competed in the 4 × 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Krzysztof Zwoliński, Zenon Licznerski and Marian Woronin. In 1981 he was a member of the Polish/Europe 4 × 100 relay team that finished 1st in the world cup.