Background
He was born in Szczecin, Poland.
athletics competitor middle-distance runner
He was born in Szczecin, Poland.
Youth career
Senior career
He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final, but then finished sixth at the 2009 European Indoor Championships and eighth at the 2009 World Championships. His first medal of 2010 was a bronze, as he was third behind Yuriy Borzakovskiy and Michael Rimmer at the 2010 European Team Championships. He improved his indoor best to 1:46.17 minutes at the Sparkassen Cup in February 2011, coming third.
Marcin is a European ambassador for the isotonic sports drink Powerade.
He is also sponsored by the PKN Orlen and Adidas.