Benoît Zwierzchiewski
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Benoît Zwierzchiewski is a male long-distance runner from France
who mainly competes in the marathon race during his career. He set his personal best (2:06:36) in the classic distance on April 6, 2003 in Paris, France, equalling the European record set by Portugal's António Pinto
at the 2000 edition of the London Marathon
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France
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who mainly competes in the marathon race during his career. He set his personal best (2:06:36) in the classic distance on April 6, 2003 in Paris, France, equalling the European record set by Portugal's António Pinto
António Pinto
António Coelho Pinto is a Portuguese long-distance runner.Pinto won the London Marathon in 1992, 1997 and 2000, as well as the 10,000 metres final at the 1998 European Championships in Athletics in Budapest, Hungary. Pinto's best time in the marathon is 2:06:36...
at the 2000 edition of the London Marathon
London Marathon
The London Marathon is one of the biggest running events in the world, and one of the five top world marathons that make up the World Marathon Majors competition, which has a $1 million prize purse. It has been held each spring in London since 1981. The race is currently sponsored by Virgin Money,...
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Achievements
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| 2000 | Reims Marathon Reims Marathon Reims à Toutes Jambes is an annual road running event held in Reims, France in the month of October. First held in 1984, the competition comprises three main parts: a 42.195 km marathon, a 21.0975 km half marathon race, and a 10 km race. In addition to these, there are smaller... |
Reims, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:47 |
| 2001 | World Championships 2001 World Championships in Athletics The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America... |
Edmonton, Canada | 13th | Marathon | 2:18:29 |
| 2002 | Paris Marathon Paris Marathon The Paris International Marathon is an annual marathon which takes place from the Champs-Élysées heading towards the Place de la Concorde and continuing through the city to finish at Foch Avenue.... |
Paris, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:18 |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 14th | Marathon | 2:16.00 2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's Marathon The men's marathon at the 2002 European Athletics Championships was held on August 11.-Results:... |
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| 2003 | Paris Marathon Paris Marathon The Paris International Marathon is an annual marathon which takes place from the Champs-Élysées heading towards the Place de la Concorde and continuing through the city to finish at Foch Avenue.... |
Paris, France | 2nd | Marathon | 2:06.36 |
| World Championships 2003 World Championships in Athletics The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:... |
Paris, France | — | Marathon | DNS | |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
— | Marathon | DNF 2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's Marathon The men's marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi on August 13.2002 winner Janne Holmén finished in seventh place.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Final ranking:-External links:**... |