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In 1981 he ran with the Polish/Europe sprint relay team that won the gold at the [[1981 IAAF World Cup]] in Rome. He won a bronze in the 100 metres at the [[1982 European Athletics Championships]].
In 1981 he ran with the Polish/Europe sprint relay team that won the gold at the [[1981 IAAF World Cup]] in Rome. He won a bronze in the 100 metres at the [[1982 European Athletics Championships]].


His fastest time for the 100&nbsp;m was 10.00&nbsp;seconds, recorded in 1984 in [[Warsaw]] with wind on the maximum allowable limit of 2.0&nbsp;[[m/s]]. This was the [[List of European records in athletics|European record]] for the event until [[Linford Christie]] ran 9.97&nbsp;sec at the [[1988 Seoul Olympics]]. Although Woronin's official timing read as 10.00&nbsp;seconds, this was rounded up from 9.992 seconds – some claim this represents the first time that a Caucasian (and a European) broke the [[10-second barrier]] in this event.<ref>[http://sport.wp.pl/kat,1762,wid,8315753,wiadomosc.html?POLL%5Brid%5D=8843680&ticaid=140bd Błąd w odczycie wyniku Justina Gatlina]</ref> He is one of only eight individuals not of West African descent to run 100 metres in 10.00&nbsp;s or less – the others being [[Koji Ito]] of Japan (10.00 in 1998), Australian [[Patrick Johnson (sprinter)|Patrick Johnson]] (9.93 in 2003), Namibian [[Frankie Fredericks]] (9.95 in 1991), Zimbabwean [[Ngonidzashe Makusha]] (9.97 in 2011) Frenchman [[Christophe Lemaitre]] (9.92 in 2011), who is the first person of European descent to officially break the barrier, [[Zhang Peimeng]] (10.00 in 2013) and [[Su Bingtian]] (9.99 in 2015), both of China.
His fastest time for the 100&nbsp;m was 10.00&nbsp;seconds, recorded in 1984 in [[Warsaw]] with wind on the maximum allowable limit of 2.0&nbsp;[[m/s]]. This was the [[List of European records in athletics|European record]] for the event until [[Linford Christie]] ran 9.97&nbsp;sec at the [[1988 Seoul Olympics]]. Although Woronin's official timing read as 10.00&nbsp;seconds, this was rounded up from 9.992 seconds – some claim this represents the first time that a Caucasian (and a European) broke the [[10-second barrier]] in this event.<ref>[http://sport.wp.pl/kat,1762,wid,8315753,wiadomosc.html?POLL%5Brid%5D=8843680&ticaid=140bd Błąd w odczycie wyniku Justina Gatlina]</ref> He is one of only ten individuals not of West African descent to run 100 metres in 10.00&nbsp;s or less – the others being [[Koji Ito]] of Japan (10.00 in 1998), Australian [[Patrick Johnson (sprinter)|Patrick Johnson]] (9.93 in 2003), Namibian [[Frankie Fredericks]] (9.95 in 1991), Zimbabwean [[Ngonidzashe Makusha]] (9.97 in 2011) Frenchman [[Christophe Lemaitre]] (9.92 in 2011), who is the first person of European descent to officially break the barrier, [[Zhang Peimeng]] (10.00 in 2013) and [[Su Bingtian]] (9.99 in 2015), both of China, British [[Adam Gemili]] of Iranian and Moroccoan descent (9.97 in 2015) and American [[John Teeters]] (10.00 in 2016).


Woronin's personal best in the 200 m was 20.49.
Woronin's personal best in the 200 m was 20.49.

Revision as of 14:37, 19 April 2017

Marian Woronin

Marian Woronin in 2007.
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 0 0 0
World Indoor Championships 0 0 0
European Indoor Championships 5 0 0
European Cup 3 1 1
IAAF Continental Cup 1 0 1
Total 10 2 3
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow 4x100 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Prague 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Athens 100 m
European Athletics Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 Vienna 60 m
Gold medal – first place 1980 Sindelfingen 60 m
Gold medal – first place 1981 Grenoble 60 m
Gold medal – first place 1982 Milan 60 m
Gold medal – first place 1987 Liévin 60 m
European Cup
Gold medal – first place 1979 Turin 4x100 m
Gold medal – first place 1981 Zurich 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1985 Moscow 100 m
Silver medal – second place 1979 Turin 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Turin 200 m
IAAF Continental Cup
Gold medal – first place 1981 Rome 4×100 m relays
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Montreal 100 m

Marian Jerzy Woronin (born 13 August 1956 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki) is a retired Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He is a four-time European Indoor Champion in the 60 metres. He won nine Polish outdoor titles, and nine indoor titles.

His first major medal came at the 1978 European Athletics Championships, where he anchored the Polish 4×100 metres relay team of Zenon Nowosz, Zenon Licznerski and Leszek Dunecki to the gold medal in the event. He won the bronze in the 100 m at the 1979 IAAF World Cup, running for Europe.

He competed for Poland in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the 100 and 200 he reached both finals finishing seventh in both sprints. In the 4×100 metres relay he won the silver medal with his teammates Krzysztof Zwoliński, Licznerski and Dunecki.

In 1981 he ran with the Polish/Europe sprint relay team that won the gold at the 1981 IAAF World Cup in Rome. He won a bronze in the 100 metres at the 1982 European Athletics Championships.

His fastest time for the 100 m was 10.00 seconds, recorded in 1984 in Warsaw with wind on the maximum allowable limit of 2.0 m/s. This was the European record for the event until Linford Christie ran 9.97 sec at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Although Woronin's official timing read as 10.00 seconds, this was rounded up from 9.992 seconds – some claim this represents the first time that a Caucasian (and a European) broke the 10-second barrier in this event.[1] He is one of only ten individuals not of West African descent to run 100 metres in 10.00 s or less – the others being Koji Ito of Japan (10.00 in 1998), Australian Patrick Johnson (9.93 in 2003), Namibian Frankie Fredericks (9.95 in 1991), Zimbabwean Ngonidzashe Makusha (9.97 in 2011) Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre (9.92 in 2011), who is the first person of European descent to officially break the barrier, Zhang Peimeng (10.00 in 2013) and Su Bingtian (9.99 in 2015), both of China, British Adam Gemili of Iranian and Moroccoan descent (9.97 in 2015) and American John Teeters (10.00 in 2016).

Woronin's personal best in the 200 m was 20.49.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Poland
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 16th (sf) 100 m 10.69
29th (h) 200 m 21.90
4th 4 × 100 m 38.83
1977 European Indoor Championships San Sebastián, Spain 3rd 60 m 6.67
1978 European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 1st 4 × 100 m 38.58
1979 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 1st 60 m 6.57
1980 European Indoor Championships Sindelfingen, West Germany 1st 60 m 6.62
Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 7th 100 m 10.46
7th 200 m 20.81
2nd 4 × 100 m 38.33
1981 European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France 1st 50 m 5.65
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 1st 60 m 6.61
European Championships Athens, Greece 3rd 100 m 10.28
5th 4 × 100 m 39.00
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 31st (qf) 100 m 10.72
6th 4 × 100 m 38.72
1984 Friendship Games Moscow, Soviet Union 16th (h) 100 m 10.66
3rd 4 × 100 m 38.81
1985 World Cup Canberra, Australia 7th 100 m 10.451
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany – 100 m DNF
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 1st 60 m 6.51

1Representing Europe

References

  1. ^ Błąd w odczycie wyniku Justina Gatlina
Records
Preceded by European Record Holder Men's 100 m
9 June 1984 - 23 September 1988 		Succeeded by
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