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Arkadiusz Sowa

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Arkadiusz Sowa
Personal information
Full nameArkadiusz Rafał Sowa
Nationality Poland
Born (1979-03-02) 2 March 1979 (age 45)
Sosnowiec, Poland
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
ClubGrunwald Poznań
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Half-marathon: 1:03:13 (2008)
Marathon: 2:12:00 (2007)

Arkadiusz Rafał Sowa (born March 2, 1979) is a Polish marathon runner.[1] He set a personal best time of 2:12:00, by finishing seventh at the 2007 Berlin Marathon.[2]

Sowa represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's marathon, along with his compatriot Henryk Szost. He successfully finished the race in fifty-fourth place by fifteen seconds ahead of Tanzania's Samson Ramadhani, with a time of 2:24:48.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arkadiusz Sowa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  2. ^ Wenig, Jörg (30 September 2007). "Haile - 2:04:26 World Record in Berlin!". IAAF. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Men's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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