Marcin Polak
 Polak in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 25 November 1982 Bełżyce, Poland |
| Sport | |
| Country | Poland |
| Sport | Para-cycling |
Marcin Polak (born 25 November 1982) is Polish para-cyclist. He represented Poland at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Career
[edit]On 31 January 2020, Polak set the world record in the 4 km individual pursuit in the B classification with a time of 4 minutes 3.528 seconds.[1]
He won a bronze medal in the men's individual pursuit B event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2] On 31 May 2022, he was stripped of his medal and suspended for four years for breaching anti-doping rules.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fastest para-cycling men's 4 km individual pursuit (B)". guinnessworldrecords.com. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Marcin Polak". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "UCI statement concerning Marcin Polak". paralympic.org. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ Brennan, Eliott (1 June 2022). "Polak stripped of Paralympic medal and banned for four years after doping breach". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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