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Marcin Starzak (born 20 October 1985 in
Marcin Starzak (born 20 October 1985 in Kraków
, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...
) is a Polish long jump
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er.
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
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without reaching the final. However, in 2009 Starzak claimed bronze in the European Indoor Championships
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, in Turin
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, Italy
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.
His personal best jump is 8.21 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Salamanca
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. His indoor best of 8.18 metres, set in Turin, is the Polish national record.
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