Marcin Awiżeń (born 1 November 1985) is a

Paralympian The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Kore ...

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from

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competing mainly in category T46 middle-distance events. He competed in the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China, from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

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. There he won a gold medal in the men's 800 metres - T46 event and finished fourth in the men's 1500 metres - T46 event.

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* Paralympic athletes for Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Poland 1985 births Living people People from Kozienice Athletes from Masovian Voivodeship Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Polish male middle-distance runners Paralympic middle-distance runners 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-Paralympic-medalist-stub