Marcin Jedrusinski
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Marcin Jędrusiński m is a Polish
sprint athlete.
Jędrusiński represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Dariusz Kuc
, Lukasz Chyla
and Marcin Andrzej Nowak
. In their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated. At the individual 200 metres
he qualified second in his first round heat behind Shawn Crawford
in a time of 20.64 seconds. He improved his time in the second round to 20.58 seconds, but only finished fourth behind Brendan Christian
, Churandy Martina
and Kristof Beyens
. His time was not enough to advance to the semi finals.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
sprint athlete.
Jędrusiński represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Poland competed at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. The country's delegation included 268 athletes.Natalia Partyka, in table tennis, is one of only two athletes competing at both the Beijing Olympics and the Beijing Paralympics - the other being South Africa's Natalie du Toit in...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Dariusz Kuc
Dariusz Kuc
Dariusz Kuć is a Polish sprint athlete. His personal best time over 100 metres is 10.15 seconds, achieved in June 2011 in Kraków....
, Lukasz Chyla
Lukasz Chyla
Łukasz Chyła is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Poland.Chyła represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Marcin Jędrusiński, Dariusz Kuć and Marcin Andrzej Nowak...
and Marcin Andrzej Nowak
Marcin Andrzej Nowak
Marcin Nowak is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Poland.Nowak represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Marcin Jędrusiński, Dariusz Kuć and Łukasz Chyła...
. In their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated. At the individual 200 metres
200 metres
A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...
he qualified second in his first round heat behind Shawn Crawford
Shawn Crawford
Shawn Crawford is an American sprint athlete. He competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. He won gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 meters....
in a time of 20.64 seconds. He improved his time in the second round to 20.58 seconds, but only finished fourth behind Brendan Christian
Brendan Christian
Brendan Kyle Akeem Christian is a sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda who specializes in the 200 metres. Born in Antigua, he is the son of Donald Christian who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal as a cyclist. His personal best 100 metres time is 10.11 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in...
, Churandy Martina
Churandy Martina
Churandy Martina is a sprinter from Curaçao, currently representing the Netherlands. His personal best time over 100 metres is 9.93 seconds, a national record, achieved in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games final...
and Kristof Beyens
Kristof Beyens
Kristof Beyens is a Belgian sprint athlete, specialised in the 100 and 200 metres. His personal best time over 200 metres is 20.44 s, achieved in Osaka during the World Championships....
. His time was not enough to advance to the semi finals.
Achievements
- European ChampionshipsEuropean Championships in AthleticsThe European Athletics Championships is an event organized by the European Athletic Association. It is organised every four years, the same year as the Commonwealth Games and between the Summer Olympic Games cycle. After the 2010 Championships in Barcelona, the European Championships will take...
- 2nd (silver medal) in 2006 - 4 x 100 m (39.05)
- European CupEuropean Cup (athletics)The European Cup is a now defunct athletics competition, replaced by the European Team Championships from 2009 onwards. The Europa Cup saw most of the major nations of Europe compete. Originally known as the Bruno Zauli Cup, it first took place in Stuttgart and Kassel , Germany in 1965...
- 3rd in 2001 – 4 x 100 m (39.00)
- 3rd in 2003 – 200 m (20.53)
- 2nd in 2003 – 4 x 100 m (38.45)
- 2nd in 2004 – 4 x 100 m (38.68)
- 1st in 2006 – 4 x 100 m (39.07)
- 2nd in 2008 - 4 x 100 m (38.61)
- European Youth Championships
- 1st (gold medal) in 2001 – 200 m (20.94)
- 2nd (silver medal) in 2003 – 200 m (20.39)
- World Junior Championships
- 2nd (silver medal) in 2000 – 200 m (20.87)
- European Junior Championships
- 2nd in 1999 – 4 x 100 m (39.67)
- Military World GamesMilitary World GamesThe Military World Games is a multi-sport event for military sportspeople, organized by the International Military Sports Council . The Games have been held since 1995, although championships for separate sports had been held for some years. A winter edition of the games has been recently created...
- 1st in 1999 – 4 x 400 m (3:02.78)
- 1st in 2007 – 200 m (20.70)
- 2nd in 2007 - 4 x 100 m (39.52)