Henryk Wasilewski (19 December 1953 – 16 July 2012) was a Polish

middle distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

who specialized in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

. He finished fifth in the 1500 metres at the 1977 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 1974 European Championships and the 1978 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final. He became Polish champion in 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978, and became Polish indoor champion in the

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

in 1977. His personal best time was 3.37.3 minutes, achieved in July 1977 in

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. In the

mile run The mile run (1,760 yards or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races. It survived track and field's switch to ...

he had 3.57.61 minutes, achieved in August 1977 in

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.World men's all-time best 1 mile
(last updated 2001)

References

1953 births 2012 deaths Polish male middle-distance runners Place of birth missing Polish Athletics Championships winners {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub