Marcin Polak

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Marcin Polak
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Polak in 2016
Personal information
Born (1982-11-25) 25 November 1982 (age 40)
Bełżyce, Poland
Sport
Country Poland
Sport Cycling
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Individual pursuit B
Road World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Nottwil Road time trial B
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Pietermaritzburg Road time trial B
Track World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Apeldoorn Individual pursuit B

Marcin Polak (born 25 November 1982) is Polish Paralympic cyclist. He represented Poland at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Career

On 31 January 2020, Polak set the world record in the 4 km individual pursuit in the B classification with a time of 4 minutes 3.528 seconds. [1]

He won a bronze medal in the men's individual pursuit B event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [2]

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References

  1. "Fastest para-cycling men's 4 km individual pursuit (B)". guinnessworldrecords.com. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. "Marcin Polak". olympics.com. Retrieved 25 August 2021.[ permanent dead link ]