Marek Zakrzewski
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| Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 December 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 10.25 (Jerusalem, 2023) 200m: 20.63 (Jerusalem, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marek Zakrzewski (born 18 December 2005) is a Polish track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]
Career[edit]
A product of the Young Athlete Academy in Słupsk, Zakrewski was selected to compete at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in August 2022, aged 16 years-old.[2] Earlier that summer he won gold at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in the 100 metres.[3]
In 2023, Zakrzewski completed a double with gold medals in both the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships aged 17 years-old.[4] He set a new personal best time of 10.25 seconds for the 100 metres.[5] He set a new personal best of 23.64 in winning the 200 metres.[6] He was the first man to do the sprint double in the competitions since Darren Campbell in 1991.[7]
He was selected as part of the Polish 4x100m team for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[8]
In January 2024, he beat the European U20 indoor 200 metres record, running 20.80 in Luxembourg.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "M.Zakrzewski". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Marek Zakrzewski starts tomorrow in Colombia, in the U-20 World Championships in athletics". Fadiogdansk.pol. July 31, 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Mistrzostwo z rekordem. Marek Zakrzewski najlepszym młodym sprinterem Europy!". 5 July 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Zakrzewski achieves a rare 100/200m European U20 sprint double in Jerusalem". European-Athletics. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "A GOLD MEDAL AND A RECORD. POLISH TALENT CONQUERS THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". Eurosport.tvn24.pl. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "17-year-old Polish Marek Zakrzewski shines with double gold at European Athletics U20 Championships". dimsumdaily.hk. August 10, 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Rising Stars: Five Outstanding Athletes Who Shined at the European Athletics U20 Championships". Watch Athletics. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Athletics World Championships: end of injury rumors! Adrianna Sułek explained: pregnancy is not a disease". Polskieradio24.pl. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Van Der Weken dashes to a national 60m record and world lead of 7.09 at home in Luxembourg". European Athletics. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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