Waldemar Golanko

{{short description|Polish athlete}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|07|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Biała Podlaska, Poland

| sport = Track and field

| event = Long jump, triple jump

| pb = {{Plainlist|

• Long jump: 8.01 m (1979)
• Triple jump: 16.29 m (1984)

}}

}}

Waldemar Golanko (born 15 July 1961 in Biała Podlaska, Poland) is a retired Polish long and triple jumper.

He finished ninth in triple jump at the 1984 European Indoor Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1984/m84_18.html|title=1984 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|accessdate=24 January 2014}} He became Polish indoor triple jump champion in 1985 and 1986.{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/poli.htm|title=Polish Indoor Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=24 January 2014}} His personal best triple jump was 16.29 metres, achieved in 1984.

Golanko is also known for his personal best long jump of 8.01 metres, achieved in June 1979 in Bielefeld.[http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-m27.htm World men's all-time best long jump] (last updated 2001) In this event he took a bronze medal at the 1979 European Junior Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ejm.htm|title=European Junior Championships (Men)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=24 January 2014}}