Antoni Niemczak
Antoni Niemczak (born November 17, 1955 ) is a former Polish marathon runner .
In 1982 he was Polish champion in the 20 km road run , in 1984 over 5000 m and in 1984 and 1985 over 10,000 m .
In 1984 he won the Vienna Spring Marathon . The following year he came in 27th place in the IAAF World Cup marathon . In 1986 he was the overall winner of the Dębno marathon Polish champion and was eighth at the European Athletics Championships in Stuttgart . In the fall, he finished second in the New York City Marathon , but was disqualified after nandrolone was detected in his doping test and was banned for two years. Antoni Niemczak protested his innocence and declared that his dentist had administered the substance to him after an operation for better healing, which he confirmed in a letter to the New York race management. While this was inclined to believe Niemczak, his competitor John Treacy pointed out that he had regenerated astonishingly well in a 10 km road race two weeks later, which he covered in 28:15 minutes, which had the desired effect a doping with anabolic steroids was.
In 1989 he finished second in the Twin Cities Marathon and the Columbus Marathon . In 1990 he finished second in the Los Angeles Marathon , won the San Francisco Marathon and came second in the Chicago Marathon with 2:09:41 h, a Polish record that was to last for 13 years.
In 1991 he did not finish at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo and was twelfth in the Berlin Marathon , in 1992 he was third in the Beppu-Ōita Marathon and fifth in New York, in 1993 fifth in the Tokyo International Men's Marathon and in 1994 third in the Belgrade Marathon .
At the 1995 Tokyo International Men's Marathon, he ran in second but was disqualified and banned for three months after testing positive for ephedrine .
Personal bests
- 5000 m: 13: 41.16 min, June 24, 1984, Lublin
- 10,000 m: 28: 21.40 min, April 23, 1989, Walnut
- Half marathon : 1:04:25 h, August 1, 1990, Gdansk
- Marathon: 2:09:41 h, October 28, 1990, Chicago
Web links
- Antoni Niemczak in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on bieganie.pl
Footnotes
- ^ The New York Times : Banned Runner Returns . 3rd November 1988
- ^ The Independent : Athletics . March 30, 1995
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Niemczak, Antoni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th November 1955 |