Marcel Matanin (born December 15, 1973, in

Vranov nad Topľou Vranov nad Topľou (Slovak language, Slovak before 1927 and from 1944–1969: ''Vranov''; / ''Vronau an der Töpl'' (rare); ; ) is a town of approximately 20,500 inhabitants in eastern Slovakia, situated near Košice and Prešov, and between ...

) is a

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from

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, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the

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. There he finished in 81st and last place, clocking a total time of 2:50:26 hours. On April 23, 2006, Matanin won the

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in 2:19:33 hours. His P.R. is 2:17:23 run in the Zurich Marathon which earning him his qualifying time for the Olympic Games.

Achievements

*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

References

* 1973 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Slovakia Sportspeople from Vranov nad Topľou Slovak male long-distance runners Slovak male marathon runners 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-athletics-bio-stub