Artur Brzozowski
Artur Brzozowski (born March 29, 1985) is a Polish race walker.[1] He set a personal best time of 3:50:07 by finishing second for the 50 km race walk at the 2010 European Athletics Walking Meeting in Dudince, Slovakia.[2][3]
 Brzozowski in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Poland |
| Born | 29 March 1985 Nisko, Podkarpackie, Poland |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Race walking |
| Club | Znicz Biłgoraj |
| Coached by | Stanislaw Bak |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 20 km walk: 1:22:23 50 km walk: 3:50:07 |
Brzozowski represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 50 km race walk, along with his teammates Grzegorz Sudoł and Rafał Fedaczyński. Unfortunately, Brzozowski received a final warning (a total of three red cards) for not following the proper form during the 20 km lap, and was subsequently disqualified from the competition.[4]
In 2021, Brzozowski participated in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, placing 12th and setting a new season best.[5]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Artur Brzozowski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- "Augustyn causes a surprise in Dudince". European Athletics. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- Juck, Alfons (28 March 2010). "Augustyn sub 3:50 for 50km in Dudince". IAAF. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- "Men's 50km Walk". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- "Athletics - Final Results". Olympics. Archived from the original on 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
External links
- Artur Brzozowski at World Athletics
- Artur Brzozowski at European Athletics
- Artur Brzozowski at the Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki (in Polish)
- Artur Brzozowski at Olympedia
- Artur Brzozowski at Olympics.com
- Artur Brzozowski at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)
- Artur Brzozowski at NBC 2008 Olympics website at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 August 2012)
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