Marcin Urbaś

Marcin Urbaś

Marcin Urbaś (born September 17, 1976 in Kraków) is a former Polish track and field athlete. He is the Polish record holder for 200 metres dash with 19.98 seconds. He is now a sprinting coach. [1]

Track and field

Urbaś is the Polish national record holder over the half-a-lap (19.98 seconds clocked in the semi-final of the World Championships in 1999, in Seville, Spain. Wind Factor: +1.7). Urbas is one of the four Polish athletes who brought the Polish national records in dashes up-to-the global standards: Marian Woronin 10.00 (9.992) over 100 m; Marcin Urbaś 19.98 over 200m; and Tomasz Czubak and Robert Maćkowiak(not a national record holder) over 400 m, 44.62 – the Polish national record, and 44.84, respectively. Urbaś improved the Polish national record of 20 years by Leszek Dunecki.

Results and honors

He won the gold medal over a lap indoor in the European Indoor Championships in 2002, and the bronze medal in 2005. Urbas has been part of the Polish national 4 x 100 m relay who won the silver medal during the European (outdoor) Championships in 2002.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Poland
2001	World Student Games	Beijing, PR China	1st	200 m

Other achievements

SPAR CUP: European National Teams' (Men's) Super League:
200 m: Bronze in 2006; Silver in 2002; Bronze in 2001; Gold in 1999; 4 x 100 m relay: Gold in 2006
Other personal bests:
60 m Indoor: 6.70 16FEB02
100 m: 10.30 +0.7 Wind 02JUL99
150 m: 15.16 'NR' -1.9 Wind 29MAY99
200 m Indoor: 20.55 National Record 01MAR02
400 m: 47.08 11SEP04

Music

Aside of his sport career he was a successful vocalist in Polish death metal band Sceptic. Marcin Urbaś recorded with them two albums: "Blind Existence" and "Unbeliever's Script".

Retirement

After Mr. Tadeusz Osik^[1] refused to include him on the Polish national 4 x 100m relay for the 2008 Summer Olympics, Urbas was removed from the list of the members of The Polish national track and field team; therefore, PZLA or the Polish Track and Field Association did stop supporting him financially. Because of the lack of financial support, Mr. Urbas as of 2009 has retired as a professional athlete. Mr. Urbas did claim that he would have been able of running close to his Personal Best of 19.98s over 200 meters (20.1—20.2 over 200m) only if, he would be capable of investing into himself around 80,000 Polish Zloty or, at the time, around 25,000 dollars.

See also

• Polish records in athletics
• 2002 European Athletics Championships
• 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships
• 1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

References

1. ^ Tadeusz Osik

External links

• Marcin Urbaś Running and Physical Education School - Urban Sptint Group
• Urbaś sings in a duet
• The same song sung solo, by Patrycja Jankowska, with pictures of Mr. Urbaś

Persondata
Name	Urbaś, Marcin
Alternative names
Short description	Polish sprinter
Date of birth	September 17, 1976
Place of birth	Kraków, Poland
Date of death
Place of death