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Polish long-distance runner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henryk Szost (born 20 January 1982 in Krynica Zdrój) is a Polish long-distance runner who competes in the marathon.
Personal information | |
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Full name | Henryk Józef Szost |
Nationality | Poland |
Born | [1] Krynica Zdrój, Poland[1] | 20 January 1982
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
Club | WKS Grunwald Poznań |
Coached by | Leonid Shvetsov (2010–2015) Zbigniew Król (2015–)[2] |
He twice competed in the marathon at the Olympics. He finished 34th in 2008 at the Beijing Games[3] and 9th in 2012 at the London Games.[1]
He competed at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, but dropped out of the race. His personal best time of 2:07:39 hours set in 2012 is the Polish record for the event.[4]
In 2012 he was runner-up at the Lake Biwa Marathon and came third at the Fukuoka Marathon.[5]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Poland | |||||
2006 | World Road Running Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 38th | 20 km | 1:00:51 |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 34th | Marathon | 2:19:43 |
2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | – | Marathon | DNF |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 9th | Marathon | 2:12:28 |
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