Marcin Nowak (sprinter)

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Marcin Nowak
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Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Men's athletics
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Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Munich 4×100 m relay

Marcin Nowak (born 2 August 1977 in Stalowa Wola) is a former track and field sprint athlete who competed internationally for Poland. [1]

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Nowak represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Marcin Jędrusiński, Dariusz Kuć and Łukasz Chyła. In their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated. [1]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th100 m 10.29
3rd4 × 100 m relay 38.98
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 7th (h)60 m 6.57
Universiade Palma, Spain 7th4 × 100 m relay 39.46
European U23 Championships Göteborg, Sweden 2nd100 m 10.28 w
4 × 100 m relay DNF
World Championships Seville, Spain 30th (qf)100 m 10.29
5th4 × 100 m relay 38.70
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 27th (qf)100 m 10.37
8th4 × 100 m relay 38.96
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 2nd4 × 100 m relay 38.71
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland – (h)4 × 100 m relay DNF
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China – (h)4 × 100 m relay DNF

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

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