Antoni Niemczak (born 17 November 1955) is a retired
long-distance runner
Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength.
Within e ...
from
Poland, who won the inaugural 1984 edition of the
Vienna Marathon, clocking 2:12:17 on March 25, 1984. He finished in eighth place at the
1986 European Championships in
Stuttgart
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West Germany. His best marathon time is 2:09:41, which he ran on October 28, 1990, in the Chicago Marathon. He finished in second place with a margin of less than one second between him and Martin Pitayo. Antoni was ranked seventh in the world for the marathon in 1990, the same year he won the
San Francisco Marathon
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Suspension
Niemczak tested positive for the anabolic steroid
Nandrolone after finishing second at the 1986
New York City Marathon. Although the steroid was known to have been prescribed following dental surgery and rather than to improve performance, Niemczak received a two-year suspension from the sport.
[Elliot Almond]
Suspended Polish Marathoner Gets the Runaround
LA Times, 11 October 1988
Achievements
References
1955 births
Living people
Polish male long-distance runners
Doping cases in athletics
Polish sportspeople in doping cases
Place of birth missing (living people)
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