Antoni Niemczak

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Antoni Niemczak (born 17 November 1955) is a retired long-distance runner from Poland, who won the inaugural 1984 edition of the Vienna Marathon, clocking 2:12:17 on March 25, 1984. He finished in eighth place at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany. His best marathon time is 2:09:41, which he ran on October 28, 1990, in the Chicago Marathon. He finished in second place with a margin of less than one second between him and Martin Pitayo. Antoni was ranked seventh in the world for the marathon in 1990, the same year he won the San Francisco Marathon. [1]

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Suspension

Niemczak tested positive for the anabolic steroid Nandrolone after finishing second at the 1986 New York City Marathon. , [2] Niemczak received a two-year suspension from the sport. [3] [4]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
1984 Vienna Marathon Vienna, Austria 1stMarathon2:12:17
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 8thMarathon 2:13:04
1986 New York City Marathon New York, USADSQ (2nd)Marathon
1990 San Francisco Marathon San Francisco, United States 1stMarathon2:13:48
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan —Marathon DNF

References

  1. ↑ "Untitled".
  2. ↑ Suspended Polish Marathoner Gets the Runaround, The New York Times , October 11, 1988.
  3. ↑ Bartłomiej Czekański: Kaniony nadziei, Sportowiec nr 25(1996) 1989, p. 17–20, Główny Urząd Kultury Fizycznej, Warszawa, ISSN   0038-8122
  4. ↑ Elliot Almond: Suspended Polish Marathoner Gets the Runaround, LA Times, 11 October 1988


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