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Henryk Szost

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Henryk Szost
Personal information
Full nameHenryk Józef Szost
Nationality Poland
Born (1982-01-20) 20 January 1982 (age 42)[1]
Krynica Zdrój, Poland[1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
ClubWKS Grunwald Poznań
Coached byLeonid Shvetsov (2010–2015)
Zbigniew Król (2015–)[2]

Henryk Szost (born 20 January 1982 in Krynica Zdrój) is a Polish long-distance runner who competes in the marathon.

He twice competed in the marathon at the Olympics. He finished 34th in 2008 at the Beijing Games[3] and 9th in 2012 at the London Games.[1]

He competed at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, but dropped out of the race. His personal best time of 2:07:39 hours set in 2012 is the Polish record for the event.[4]

In 2012 he was runner-up at the Lake Biwa Marathon and came third at the Fukuoka Marathon.[5]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Poland
2006 World Road Running Championships Debrecen, Hungary 38th 20 km 1:00:51
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 34th Marathon 2:19:43
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain Marathon DNF
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 9th Marathon 2:12:28

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Henryk Szost". olympedia.org. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Powrót Szosta do Lake Biwa" (in Polish). PZLA. 17 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Henryk Szost". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  4. ^ Nakamura, Ken (4 March 2012). With fast debut, Ndungu takes Lake Biwa title. IAAF. Retrieved on 14 February 2013.
  5. ^ Nakamura, Ken (2 December 2012). 2:06:58 win for Gitau in Fukuoka. IAAF. Retrieved on 14 February 2013.
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