Dorota Gruca
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Dorota Gruca, married Giezek (born 5 December 1970 in Tarnogród
) is a Polish
marathon runner, who is a three-time national champion in the women's 5.000 metres.
She finished thirteenth at the 2005 World Championships
, in a career best time of 2:27:46 hours. She also competed at the World Half Marathon Championships in 1995
, 1996
, 1998
, 2000
and 2008
Tarnogród
Tarnogród is a town in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 3,399 .The history of the town dates back to the Middle Ages settlement, then known as Cierniogród...
) is a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
marathon runner, who is a three-time national champion in the women's 5.000 metres.
She finished thirteenth at the 2005 World Championships
2005 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Marathon
The Women's Marathon race at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held on 14 August in the streets of Helsinki with the goal line situated in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Paula Radcliffe set the pace of the race, leading all the way from start to finish...
, in a career best time of 2:27:46 hours. She also competed at the World Half Marathon Championships in 1995
1995 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
The 4th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on October 1, 1995 in Montbéliard–Belfort, France. A total of 243 athletes, 147 men and 96 women, from 54 countries took part.-Individual:-Team:-Individual:-Team:-External links:...
, 1996
1996 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
The 5th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on September 29, 1996 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. A total of 209 athletes, 137 men and 72 women, from 53 countries took part.-Individual:-Team:-Individual:-Team:-External links:*...
, 1998
1998 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
The 7th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on September 27, 1998 in the city of Uster, Switzerland. A total of 236 athletes, 139 men and 97 women, from 54 countries took part.-Individual:-Team:-Individual:-Team:...
, 2000
2000 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
The 9th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on November 12, 2000 in the city of Veracruz, Mexico. A total of 182 athletes, 121 men and 61 women, from 52 countries took part.-Individual:-Team:-Individual:-Team:...
and 2008
2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
The 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 12 October 2008.This event was first announced as the 2008 IAAF World Road Running Championships, but in November 2007, the IAAF announced that the name of the IAAF World Road Running Championships would revert...
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
Representing 2005 Salt Lake City Marathon Salt Lake City MarathonThe Salt Lake City Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race run entirely within Salt Lake City, Utah.The course begins at the Olympic Legacy Bridge at the University of Utah. It follows the base of the Wasatch Mountains before turning into the city's neighborhoods, passing through Liberty Park and...Salt Lake City, United States United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...1st 2:30:07 World Championships 2005 World Championships in AthleticsThe 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...Helsinki, Finland 13th 2:27:46 2008 Olympic Games Athletics at the 2008 Summer OlympicsAthletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...Beijing BeijingBeijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, PR China30th 2:33:32 Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's marathonThe Women's Marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 around an urban circuit specifically designed for the competition at Beijing, and finished in the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 2:37.00 and 2:42.00...