- Marcin Lewandowski
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Medal record 
Marcin Lewandowski at the 2010 European Athletics ChampionshipsMen’s athletics Competitor for 
PolandEuropean Championships Gold 2010 Barcelona 800 m European Indoor Championships Silver 2011 Paris 800 m Continental Cup Silver 2010 Split 800 m Marcin Lewandowski (born 13 June 1987) is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best is 1:43.84 minutes, achieved in July 2009 in Monaco.[1]
He was born in Szczecin. In the age classes he finished fourth at the 2006 World Junior Championships, won the 2007 European U23 Championships,[1] and won the silver medal at the 2009 European U23 Championships behind countryfellow Adam Kszczot.
He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final, but then finished sixth at the 2009 European Indoor Championships and eighth at the 2009 World Championships.[1] His first medal of 2010 was a bronze, as he was third behind Yuriy Borzakovskiy and Michael Rimmer at the 2010 European Team Championships. Lewandowski won the 800 m at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and took the silver medal behind David Rudisha at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup.[2]
He improved his indoor best to 1:46.17 minutes at the Sparkassen Cup in February 2011, coming third.[3]
He is trained by his brother Tomasz Lewandowski.
References
- ^ a b c IAAF profile for Marcin Lewandowski
- ^ Arcoleo, Laura (2010-09-05). EVENT Report - Men's 800 Metres. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
- ^ Gordon, Ed (2011-02-06). Oliver, Alamirew post scintillating marks in Stuttgart. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
External links
- Polish profile (Polish)
European Champions in Men's 800 m 1934: Miklós Szabó (HUN) • 1938: Rudolf Harbig (GER) • 1946: Rune Gustafsson (SWE) • 1950: John Parlett (GBR) • 1954: Lajos Szentgáli (HUN) • 1958: Michael Rawson (GBR) • 1962: Manfred Matuschewski (GDR) • 1966: Manfred Matuschewski (GDR) • 1969: Dieter Fromm (GDR) • 1971: Yevgeniy Arzhanov (URS) • 1974: Luciano Sušanj (YUG) • 1978: Olaf Beyer (GDR) • 1982: Hans-Peter Ferner (FRG) • 1986: Sebastian Coe (GBR) • 1990: Tom McKean (GBR) • 1994: Andrea Benvenuti (ITA) • 1998: Nils Schumann (GER) • 2002: Wilson Kipketer (DEN) • 2006: Bram Som (NED) • 2010: Marcin Lewandowski (POL)
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- Polish middle distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Poland
- People from Szczecin
- Polish athletics biography stubs
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