Marcin Przemysław Lewandowski (Polish pronunciation: ; born 13 June 1987) is a Polish retired middle-distance runner. He 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. At the European Athletics Championships, Lewandowski claimed gold in the 800 metres in 2010 and silvers in 2016 and 2018 for the 800 m and 1500 m respectively. He took also five medals at the European Indoor Championships, including three golds between 2015 and 2019, and two silvers in 2011 and 2021.
Lewandowski won gold and silver medals in the 800 m at the 2007 and 2009 European Under-23 Championships. He is the Polish record holder for the 1000 m (out and indoor), 1500 m (out and indoor), mile (out and indoor) and 2000 m. He won 14 national titles.
Personal life Marcin Lewandowski was born in Szczecin in north-western Poland on 13 June 1987. He is a professional soldier in the Polish Army.
He is a graduate of physical education at the University of Szczecin with a masters dissertation titled "Marcin Lewandowski's 800m distance yearly preparation programme" ().
Running career Clubs Lewandowski started his career in 2002 as an unaffiliated athlete. In the beginning he was coached by his brother, and represented Błękitni Osowa Sień. Since 2005 he represented Ósemka Police, and since July 2010 Zawisza Bydgoszcz. He left Zawisza and joined Benfica in Portugal in 2019, and in 2021 he joined AZS UMCS Lublin.
Lewandowski is coached by his brother, Tomasz.
Early career 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.
Senior career 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. His first medal of 2010 was a bronze, as he was third behind Yuriy Borzakovskiy and Michael Rimmer at the 2010 European Team Championships. Lewandowski won the 800 m at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and took the silver medal behind David Rudisha at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup.Arcoleo, Laura (5 September 2010). EVENT Report – Men's 800 Metres. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
Lewandowski improved his indoor best to 1:46.17 minutes at the Sparkassen Cup in February 2011, coming third.Gordon, Ed (6 February 2011). Oliver, Alamirew post scintillating marks in Stuttgart. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
In 2017, he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 800 metres relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays held in Nassau, Bahamas.
Statistics
Personal bests 800 metres – 1:43.72 (Monaco 2015) 800 metres indoor – 1:45.41 (Birmingham 2012) 1000 metres – 2:14.30 (Lausanne 2016) 1000 metres indoor – 2:17.67 (Metz 2014) 1500 metres – 3:30.42 (Monaco 2021) 1500 metres indoor – 3:35.71 (Toruń 2021) Mile – 3:49.11 (Oslo 2021) Mile indoor – 3:56.41 (Athlone 2019) 3000 metres indoor – 7:51.69 (Toruń 2021) Road Road mile – 3:57.34 (Boston, MA 2019) 10 kilometres – 31:26 (Poznań 2021)
International competitions 2005European Junior ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania7th1500 m3:49.082006World Cross Country ChampionshipsFukuoka, Japan90thShort race (4 km)12:03World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China4th800 m1:48.252007European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary1st800 m1:49.94UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand8th800 m1:47.942008Olympic GamesBeijing, China20th (sf)800 m1:47.242009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy6th800 m1:49.86European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania2nd800 m1:46.52World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany8th800 m1:46.172010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain1st800 m1:47.072011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France2nd800 m1:48.23World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea4th800 m1:44.802012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey– (sf)800 mDNFOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom9th (sf)800 m1:45.082013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden4th1500 m3:39.19World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia4th800 m1:44.082014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland– (f)800 mDQWorld RelaysNassau, Bahamas2nd4 × 800 m relay7:08.696th4 × 1500 m relay15:05.70European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland5th800 m1:45.782015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic1st800 m1:46.67World RelaysNassau, Bahamas2nd4 × 800 m relay7:09.984thDistance medley relay9:24.07 World ChampionshipsBeijing, China7th (sf)800 m1:45.342016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands2nd800 m1:45.54Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil6th800 m1:44.202017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia1st1500 m3:44.82World RelaysNassau, Bahamas3rd4 × 800 m relay7:18.74World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom7th (sf)800 m1:45.937th1500 m3:36.022018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom2nd1500 m3:58.39World CupLondon, United Kingdom1st1500 m3:52.88European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany2nd1500 m3:38.142019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, Scotland1st1500 m3:42.85World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar3rd1500 m3:31.462021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland2nd1500 m3:38.06Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan– (sf)1500 mDNF
National titles Polish Athletics Championships 800 metres: 2011, 2016, 2018 1500 metres: 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2021 Polish Indoor Athletics Championships 800 metres: 2015 1500 metres: 2017, 2018, 2021 3000 metres: 2019
References
External links
Polish profile