Marcin Lewandowski is 33-year-old athlete, born in Szczecin. His first international debut was at the European Junior Championships in 2005 in Kaunas, Lithuania. Lewandowski specialises in the 800m and 1500m. He achieved first success in the 800m at the European Championships in Barcelona 2010 with gold medal. One year later he was second at the European Indoor Championships in Paris. Another two medals in the 800m he won at the European Indoor Championships in Prague 2015 (gold) and European Championships in Amsterdam 2016 (silver). Then Lewandowski decided to run the 1500m. First gold medal in the 1500m he achieved at the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade 2017. Then he was second at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham 2018 and the European Championships in Berlin 2018. Last year was good for Lewandowski, because he confirmed his domination in the 1500m at the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow with gold medal. What is more, he was third at the World Championships in Doha. In 2020 Lewandowski competed in five indoor meetings (three times in 800m, two times in 1500m).
European indoor records | ||
3:57.91 | Abeba Aregawi (Sweden) | 6.02.2014 Stockholm |
3:33.32 | Andrés Manuel Díaz (Spain) | 24.02.1999 Pireus |
Indoor championships records | ||
4:02.39 | Laura Muir (Great Britain) | 4.03.2017 Belgrade |
3:36.70 | Ivan Heshko (Ukraine) | 6.03.2005 Madrid |