Misplaced Pages

Marek Zakrzewski

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Polish athlete
Marek Zakrzewski
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 19)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 10.25 (Jerusalem, 2023)
200m: 20.63 (Jerusalem, 2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Jerusalem 100m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Jerusalem 200m
European U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Jerusalem 100m

Marek Zakrzewski (born 18 December 2005) is a Polish track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.

Career

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. Earlier that summer he won gold at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in the 100 metres.

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. He set a new personal best time of 10.25 seconds for the 100 metres. He set a new personal best of 23.64 in winning the 200 metres. He was the first man to do the sprint double in the competitions since Darren Campbell in 1991.

He was selected as part of the Polish 4x100m team for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.

In January 2024, he beat the European U20 indoor 200 metres record, running 20.80 in Luxembourg. He ran as part of the Polish 4x100m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.

References

  1. "M.Zakrzewski". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  2. "Marek Zakrzewski starts tomorrow in Colombia, in the U-20 World Championships in athletics". Fadiogdansk.pol. July 31, 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. "Mistrzostwo z rekordem. Marek Zakrzewski najlepszym młodym sprinterem Europy!". 5 July 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. "Zakrzewski achieves a rare 100/200m European U20 sprint double in Jerusalem". European-Athletics. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  5. "A GOLD MEDAL AND A RECORD. POLISH TALENT CONQUERS THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". Eurosport.tvn24.pl. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. "17-year-old Polish Marek Zakrzewski shines with double gold at European Athletics U20 Championships". dimsumdaily.hk. August 10, 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. "Rising Stars: Five Outstanding Athletes Who Shined at the European Athletics U20 Championships". Watch Athletics. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. "Athletics World Championships: end of injury rumors! Adrianna Sułek explained: pregnancy is not a disease". Polskieradio24.pl. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. "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.
  10. "Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
Flag of PolandBiography icon

This biographical article relating to Polish athletics is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: