Benoît Zwierzchiewski
Benoît Zwierzchiewski (born August 19, 1976 in Mouscron, Belgium) is a male long-distance runner from France who mainly competed in the marathon race during his career. He set his personal best (2:06:36) in the classic distance on April 6, 2003 in Paris, France, equalling the European record set by Portugal's António Pinto at the 2000 edition of the London Marathon. Zwierzchiewski set the course record at the Las Vegas Half marathon on February 9th, 1997 besting the hour mark, recording a world class 59:53 which was then ten seconds from Moses Tanui's world's best time.
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing France | |||||
1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 7th | 5000m | 14:04.34 |
2000 | Reims Marathon | Reims, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:47 |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 13th | Marathon | 2:18:29 |
2002 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:18 |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 14th | Marathon | 2:16.00 | |
2003 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 2nd | Marathon | 2:06.36 |
World Championships | Paris, France | — | Marathon | DNS | |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | — | Marathon | DNF |
References[]
Categories:
- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Mouscron
- French male long-distance runners
- French male marathon runners
- French people of Polish descent
- Paris Marathon male winners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for France
- French long-distance runner stubs