Grzegorz Adam Urbanowski (born 24 December 1959 in Pultusk), Polish

ultramarathon An ultramarathon is a footrace longer than the traditional marathon distance of . The sport of running ultramarathons is called ultra running or ultra distance running. Various distances, surfaces, and formats are raced competitively, from the ...

racewalker. Sports career started as a cyclist, then for a short period competed in long-distance running, finally settling on a sporty gait. In 1990, he won the Polish Championship, and in 1991 the title of vice-Polish 50 km (3:58:19 - RZ) since 1992, specializes in marches at distances of 200 km or more. He won ten times (in the years 1994, 1996-1998, 2001–03, 2005-07) the

Paris-Colmar Paris-Colmar is an annual racewalking competition covering about 445 kilometers for men, and 300 kilometers for women and for men who participate for the first time. The competition began in 1926 as race from Strasbourg to Paris. The contest fo ...

, setting a historical record for the competition previously held by

Roger Quemener Roger Quemener (17 June 1941 – 18 July 2021) was a French racewalker, who was a legend of the Ultramarathon race Paris-Colmar winning seven times. He thus had the record number of wins, until Polish racewalker Grzegorz Adam Urbanowski brought ...

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Biography on marchons.com
1959 births Living people Polish ultramarathon runners Male ultramarathon runners Polish male race walkers People from Pułtusk Athletes from Masovian Voivodeship Polish Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-racewalk-athletics-bio-stub

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