Marcin Nowak (born 2 August 1977 in

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) is a former

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sprint athlete who competed internationally for

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.Athlete biography: Marcin Andrzej Nowak
beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 29, 2008 Nowak represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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. He competed at the

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together with Marcin Jędrusiński, Dariusz Kuć and

Łukasz Chyła Łukasz Chyła (born 31 March 1981 in Dziemiany) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Poland.

. In their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *100 metres – 10.21 (+0.4 m/s) (Kraków 2000) *200 metres – 20.51 (+0.1 m/s) (Kraków 2000) Indoor *60 metres – 6.57 (Maebashi 1999) *200 metres – 21.32 (Chemnitz 2009)

References

* 1977 births Living people Polish male sprinters Olympic athletes for Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Stalowa Wola European Athletics Championships medalists Athletes from Subcarpathian Voivodeship Polish Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-sprint-athletics-bio-stub