Marcin Lewandowski
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.[2]
Personal life
Lewandowski was born in Szczecin on 13 June 1987.
Running career
Lewandowski is coached by his brother, Tomasz.[3]
Youth career
Lewandowski finished fourth at the 2006 World Junior Championships, won the 2007 European U23 Championships,[2] 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.[2] 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.[4]
Lewandowski improved his indoor best to 1:46.17 minutes at the Sparkassen Cup in February 2011, coming third.[5]
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.[6]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Poland
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| 2005 | European Junior Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 7th | 1500 m | 3:49.08 |
| 2006 | World Cross Country Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 90th | Short race (4 km) | 12:03 |
| World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 4th | 800 m | 1:48.25 | |
| 2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 1st | 800 m | 1:49.94 |
| Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 8th | 800 m | 1:47.94 | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 20th (sf) | 800 m | 1:47.24 |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 6th | 800 m | 1:49.86 |
| European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 2nd | 800 m | 1:46.52 | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 8th | 800 m | 1:46.17 | |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 800 m | 1:47.07 |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | 800 m | 1:48.23 |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 4th | 800 m | 1:44.80 | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | – (sf) | 800 m | DNF |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 9th (sf) | 800 m | 1:45.08 | |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | 1500 m | 3:39.19 |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 4th | 800 m | 1:44.08 | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 4th (h) | 800 m | 1:46.26[7] |
| IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 800 m relay | 7:08.69 | |
| 6th | 4 × 1500 m relay | 15:05.70 | |||
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 5th | 800 m | 1:45.78 | |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 1st | 800 m | 1:46.67 |
| IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 800 m relay | 7:09.98 | |
| 4th | Distance medley relay | 9:24.07 | |||
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 7th (sf) | 800 m | 1:45.34 | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2nd | 800 m | 1:45.54 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th | 800 m | 1:44.20 | |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 1500 m | 3:44.82 |
| IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | 4 × 800 m relay | 7:18.74 | |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 7th (sf) | 800 m | 1:45.93 | |
| 7th | 1500 m | 3:36.02 | |||
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:58.39 |
| World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 1st | 1500 m | 3:52.88 | |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:38.14 | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 1st | 1500 m | 3:42.85 |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:31.46 | |
References
- ^ Dores, Márcia (7 February 2019). "Marcin Lewandowski e Emanuel Rolim em destaque na Polónia" [Marcin Lewandowski and Emanuel Rolim in the spotlight in Poland]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d Marcin Lewandowski at World Athletics
- ^ http://marcin-lewandowski.pl/en/news/1876-tomasz-lewandowski-official-coach-of-polish-olympic-team.html
- ^ 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marcin Lewandowski.
- Official website
- Marcin Lewandowski at World Athletics
- Marcin Lewandowski at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Polish profile (in Polish)
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Categories:
- 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