| Medal record | ||
Marcin Lewandowski at the 2010 European Athletics Championships |
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| Men’s athletics | ||
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| Competitor for Poland | ||
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2010 Barcelona | 800 m |
| European Indoor Championships | ||
| Silver | 2011 Paris | 800 m |
| Continental Cup | ||
| Silver | 2010 Split | 800 m |
Marcin Lewandowski (born 13 June 1987) is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best is 1:43.84 minutes, achieved in July 2009 in Monaco.[1]
He was born in Szczecin. In the age classes he 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.
He 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.[2]
He improved his indoor best to 1:46.17 minutes at the Sparkassen Cup in February 2011, coming third.[3]
He is trained by his brother Tomasz Lewandowski.
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