Marcin Lewandowski

Marcin Przemysław Lewandowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmart͡ɕin lɛvanˈdɔfski]; born 13 June 1987) is a Polish retired middle-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships and silver in the same event at the 2018 World Indoor Championships. At the European Athletics Championships, Lewandowski claimed gold in the 800 metres in 2010 and silvers in 2016 and 2018 for the 800 m and 1500 m respectively. He took also five medals at the European Indoor Championships, including three golds between 2015 and 2019, and two silvers in 2011 and 2021.

Marcin Lewandowski
Lewandowski at the 2019 European Indoor Championships in Glasgow
Personal information
Born (1987-06-13) 13 June 1987
Szczecin, Poland
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle-distance running
ClubAZS UMCS Lublin[1]
Coached byTomasz Lewandowski
RetiredMay 2022[2]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Doha1500 m
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Birmingham1500 m
World Relays
Silver medal – second place2014 Nassau4×800 m
Silver medal – second place2015 Nassau4×800 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Barcelona800 m
Silver medal – second place2016 Amsterdam800 m
Silver medal – second place2018 Berlin1500 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Prague800 m
Gold medal – first place2017 Belgrade1500 m
Gold medal – first place2019 Glasgow1500 m
Silver medal – second place2011 Paris800 m
Silver medal – second place2021 Toruń1500 m
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Bydgoszcz1500 m
Silver medal – second place2015 Cheboksary1500 m
Bronze medal – third place2010 Bergen800 m
Bronze medal – third place2013 Gateshead1500 m
Bronze medal – third place2014 Braunschweig1500 m
European Athletics U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Debrecen800 m
Silver medal – second place2009 Kaunas800 m
Representing EuropeEurope
Continental Cup
Silver medal – second place2018 Ostrava1500 m

Lewandowski won gold and silver medals in the 800 m at the 2007 and 2009 European Under-23 Championships. He is the Polish record holder for the 1000 m (out and indoor), 1500 m (out and indoor), mile (out and indoor) and 2000 m. He won 14 national titles.

Personal life

Marcin Lewandowski was born in Szczecin in north-western Poland on 13 June 1987. He is a professional soldier in the Polish Army.[3][4][5][6]

He is a graduate of physical education at the University of Szczecin with a masters dissertation titled "Marcin Lewandowski's 800m distance yearly preparation programme" (Polish: Roczny cykl przygotowań Marcina Lewandowskiego na dystansie 800 metrów).[7][8]

Running career

Clubs

Lewandowski started his career in 2002 as an unaffiliated athlete.[7] In the beginning he was coached by his brother, and represented Błękitni Osowa Sień. Since 2005 he represented Ósemka Police, and since July 2010 Zawisza Bydgoszcz.[9] He left Zawisza and joined Benfica in Portugal in 2019,[10] and in 2021 he joined AZS UMCS Lublin.[1]

Lewandowski is coached by his brother, Tomasz.[11]

Early career

Lewandowski finished fourth at the 2006 World Junior Championships, won the 2007 European U23 Championships,[12] 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.[12] 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.[13]

Lewandowski improved his indoor best to 1:46.17 minutes at the Sparkassen Cup in February 2011, coming third.[14]

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.[15]

Statistics
Lewandowski (centre in white & red) won the bronze medal in the 1500 m at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha. Pictured at his semi-final.

Personal bests
Road

International competitions
Representing  Poland
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
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 – (f) 800 m DQ
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
World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 4 × 800 m relay 7:09.98
4th Distance medley relay 9:24.07 AR
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
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
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 2nd 1500m 3:38.06
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan – (sf) 1500 m DNF

National titles

References
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  2. Four-time European champion Lewandowski announces retirement
  3. Szer. Marcin Lewandowski mistrzem Europy (in Polish), polska-zbrojna.pl, 31 July 2010
  4. Szeregowy Lewandowski wschodzącą gwiazdą (in Polish), 24kurier.pl, retrieved 2 August 2010
  5. Mistrz Europy na 800 metrów jest szeregowym (in Polish), Sport.pl Gazeta Wyborcza Bydgoszcz, retrieved 17 September 2010
  6. Kapral Marcin Lewandowski (zdjęcie) (in Polish), wzs.zawisza.bydgoszcz.pl, archived from the original on 6 March 2018, retrieved 6 March 2018
  7. Tomasz Lewandowski, Podstawowe informacje o zawodniku, marcin-lewandowski.pl, retrieved 1 August 2010
  8. Magister Lewandowski celuje w złoto (in Polish), Sport.pl Gazeta Wyborcza Bydgoszcz, retrieved 8 October 2011
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  11. "Tomasz Lewandowski official coach".
  12. Marcin Lewandowski at World Athletics
  13. Arcoleo, Laura (5 September 2010). EVENT Report – Men's 800 Metres. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
  14. Gordon, Ed (6 February 2011). Oliver, Alamirew post scintillating marks in Stuttgart. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
  15. "Men's 4 × 800 metres relay" (PDF). 2017 IAAF World Relays. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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