Marcin Lewandowski
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| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | 13 June 1987 Szczecin, Poland |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Poland |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Middle-distance running |
| Club | AZS UMCS Lublin https://www.onet.pl/sport/onetsport/marcin-lewandowski-zawodnikiem-azs-umcs-lublin/58cv39e,d87b6cc4 |
| Coached by | Tomasz Lewandowski |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800 m: 1:43.72[1] 1500 m: 3:30.42 NR Mile: 3:49.11 NR |
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Marcin Przemysław Lewandowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmart͡ɕin lɛvanˈdɔfski]; born 13 June 1987) is a Polish middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.[1] At club level, he represents Benfica in Portugal.
Personal life[]
Lewandowski was born in Szczecin on 13 June 1987.
Running career[]
Lewandowski is coached by his brother, Tomasz.[2]
Youth career[]
Lewandowski 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.
Senior career[]
Lewandowski 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.[3]
Lewandowski improved his indoor best to 1:46.17 minutes at the Sparkassen Cup in February 2011, coming third.[4]
In 2017, he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 800 metres relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays held in Nassau, Bahamas.[5]
Competition record[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Marcin Lewandowski at World Athletics
- ^ "Log into Facebook". Cite uses generic title (help)
- ^ Arcoleo, Laura (5 September 2010). EVENT Report – Men's 800 Metres. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
- ^ Gordon, Ed (6 February 2011). Oliver, Alamirew post scintillating marks in Stuttgart. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
- ^ "Men's 4 × 800 metres relay" (PDF). 2017 IAAF World Relays. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Disqualified in the final
External links[]
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- Official website
- Marcin Lewandowski at World Athletics
- Marcin Lewandowski at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Polish profile (in Polish)
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Szczecin
- Polish male middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Poland
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Poland
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Zawisza Bydgoszcz athletes
- S.L. Benfica athletes
- Polish Athletics Championships winners
- Competitors at the 2007 Summer Universiade
- European Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics