Henryk Szost

Henryk Szost (born 20 January 1982 in Krynica Zdrój) is a Polish long-distance runner who competes in the marathon.

Henryk Szost
Szost at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameHenryk Józef Szost
Nationality Poland
Born (1982-01-20) 20 January 1982[1]
Krynica Zdrój, Poland[1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon
ClubWKS Grunwald Poznań
Coached byLeonid Shvetsov (2010–2015)
Zbigniew Król (2015–)[2]

He twice competed in the marathon at the Olympics. He finished 34th in 2008 at the Beijing Games[3] and 9th in 2012 at the London Games.[1]

He competed at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, but dropped out of the race. His personal best time of 2:07:39 hours set in 2012 is the Polish record for the event.[4]

In 2012 he was runner-up at the Lake Biwa Marathon and came third at the Fukuoka Marathon.[5]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Poland
2006 World Road Running Championships Debrecen, Hungary 38th 20 km 1:00:51
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 34th Marathon 2:19:43
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain – Marathon DNF
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 9th Marathon 2:12:28

References
  1. "Henryk Szost". olympedia.org. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. "Powrót Szosta do Lake Biwa" (in Polish). PZLA. 17 February 2016.
  3. "Henryk Szost". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  4. Nakamura, Ken (4 March 2012). With fast debut, Ndungu takes Lake Biwa title. IAAF. Retrieved on 14 February 2013.
  5. Nakamura, Ken (2 December 2012). 2:06:58 win for Gitau in Fukuoka. IAAF. Retrieved on 14 February 2013.


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