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.
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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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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.
- 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
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- Official website
- Marcin Lewandowski at World Athletics
- Marcin Lewandowski at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Polish profile (in Polish)