Arkadiusz Sowa
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Arkadiusz Rafał Sowa |
| Nationality |
 Poland |
| Born |
2 March 1979 Sosnowiec, Poland |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Marathon |
| Club | Grunwald 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 in Sosnowiec) 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
- ↑ "Arkadiusz Sowa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ Wenig, Jörg (30 September 2007). "Haile - 2:04:26 World Record in Berlin!". IAAF. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ "Men's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
External links
- Arkadiusz Sowa profile at IAAF
- NBC Olympics Profile
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