Grzegorz Marciniszyn is a retired 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...

 long jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

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He finished ninth at the 2001 World Championships

2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump

These are the results of the Men's Long Jump event at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Canada.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Mountain Standard Time -Qualification:...

. He also competed in the 1997 World Championships, the 1998 European Championships. the 2000 European Indoor Championships, and the 2002 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final. He became Polish champion in 1998, 2000 and 2001, and Polish indoor champion in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003.

His personal best jump was 8.28 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Mals

Mals

Mals is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 80 km northwest of Trento and about 70 km northwest of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland and Austria.-Geography:...

. This is the Polish record

Polish records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Poland maintained by its national athletics federation: Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not recognised by federation-External links:* * * * *...

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