Marcin Polak

Marcin Polak (born 25 November 1982) is Polish para-cyclist. He represented Poland at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Marcin Polak

Polak in 2016
Personal information
Born	(1982-11-25) 25 November 1982 (age 41) Bełżyce, Poland
Sport
Country	Poland
Sport	Para-cycling
Medal record Men's para-cycling Representing  Poland Road World Championships 2015 Nottwil Road time trial B 2017 Pietermaritzburg Road time trial B Track World Championships 2019 Apeldoorn Individual pursuit B

Career

On 31 January 2020, Polak set the world record in the 4 km individual pursuit in the B classification with a time of 4 minutes 3.528 seconds.^[1]

He won a bronze medal in the men's individual pursuit B event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.^[2] On 31 May 2022, he was stripped of his medal and suspended for four years for breaching anti-doping rules.^[3][4]

References

1. "Fastest para-cycling men's 4 km individual pursuit (B)". guinnessworldrecords.com. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
2. "Marcin Polak". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
3. "UCI statement concerning Marcin Polak". paralympic.org. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
4. Brennan, Eliott (1 June 2022). "Polak stripped of Paralympic medal and banned for four years after doping breach". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

External links

• Marcin Polak at the International Paralympic Committee