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]
| 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 | Marathon |
| Club | Grunwald Poznań |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Half-marathon: 1:03:13 (2008) Marathon: 2:12:00 (2007) |
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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Wenig, Jörg (30 September 2007). "Haile - 2:04:26 World Record in Berlin!". IAAF. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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