1. Marcin Lewandowski 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.
11 Facts About Marcin Lewandowski
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Marcin Lewandowski took five medals at the European Indoor Championships, including three golds between 2015 and 2019, and two silvers in 2011 and 2021.
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Marcin Lewandowski was born in Szczecin in north-western Poland on 13 June 1987.
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Marcin Lewandowski is a professional soldier in the Polish Army.
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Marcin Lewandowski is a graduate of physical education at the University of Szczecin with a masters dissertation titled "Marcin Lewandowski's 800m distance yearly preparation programme".
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Marcin Lewandowski started his career in 2002 as an unaffiliated athlete.
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Marcin Lewandowski left Zawisza and joined Benfica in Portugal in 2019, and in 2021 he joined AZS UMCS Lublin.
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Marcin Lewandowski finished fourth at the 2006 World Junior Championships, won the 2007 European U23 Championships, and won the silver medal at the 2009 European U23 Championships behind countryfellow Adam Kszczot.
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Marcin 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.
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Marcin Lewandowski's first medal of 2010 was a bronze, as he was third behind Yuriy Borzakovskiy and Michael Rimmer at the 2010 European Team Championships.
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Marcin Lewandowski improved his indoor best to 1:46.17 minutes at the Sparkassen Cup in February 2011, coming third.