Marcin Starzak
{{Short description|Polish long jumper (born 1985)}}
File:Marcin Starzak at Josef Odlozil Memorial in Prague 14June2010 075.jpg in Prague]]
Marcin Starzak (born 20 October 1985 in Kraków) is a Polish long jumper.
He finished sixth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships and seventh at the 2008 World Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2005 European Indoor Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. However, in 2009 Starzak claimed bronze in the European Indoor Championships, in Turin, Italy.
His personal best jump is 8.21 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Salamanca. His indoor best of 8.18 metres, set in Turin, is the Polish national record.
Achievements
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colspan="6"|Representing {{POL}} |
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rowspan=2|2005
|European Indoor Championships |16th (q) |
European U23 Championships
|6th |7.77 m (wind: +0.9 m/s) |
rowspan=2|2006
|18th (q) |
European Cup
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |8.09 m |
rowspan=3|2007
|European Indoor Championships |6th |
Universiade
|15th (q) |
World Championships
|14th (q) |
rowspan=2|2008
|7th |
Olympic Games
|33rd (q) |
rowspan=2|2009
|European Indoor Championships |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |
Universiade
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |
References
- {{World Athletics}}
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Category:Polish male long jumpers
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Poland
Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Poland
Category:Competitors at the 2007 Summer Universiade
Category:Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
Category:Polish Athletics Championships winners
Category:21st-century Polish sportsmen
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