Marcin Nowak (sprinter)

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

Marcin Nowak
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Men's athletics
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Munich 4×100 m relay

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

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Poland
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th 100 m 10.29
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.98
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 7th (h) 60 m 6.57
Universiade Palma, Spain 7th 4 × 100 m relay 39.46
European U23 Championships Göteborg, Sweden 2nd 100 m 10.28 w
4 × 100 m relay DNF
World Championships Seville, Spain 30th (qf) 100 m 10.29
5th 4 × 100 m relay 38.70
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 27th (qf) 100 m 10.37
8th 4 × 100 m relay 38.96
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 2nd 4 × 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

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Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 10.21 (+0.4 m/s) (Kraków 2000)
  • 200 metres – 20.51 (+0.1 m/s) (Kraków 2000)

Indoor

  • 60 metres – 6.61 (Spała 1999)
  • 200 metres – 21.32 (Chemnitz 2009)

References

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  1. ^ a b Athlete biography: Marcin Andrzej Nowak[permanent dead link], beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 29, 2008