Maksymilian Szwed (born 6 August 2004) is a Polish sprinter. He became Polish national

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champion in 2024.

Career

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. He competed as part of the Polish mixed 4 x 400m relay team at the World Relays in

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which qualified for the Paris Olympics. He ran at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in

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in June 2024, in both the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay and the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay. He won the

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over 400 metres in

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in June 2024 in a time of 45.25 seconds and broke the 20-year-old Polish Under-23 Record of

Marek Plawgo Marek Plawgo (born 25 February 1981 in Ruda Śląska) is a Polish athlete. He mainly competes in the 400 meters hurdles, but he also starts in the 400 meters and the 4 x 400 meters relay. Although Plawgo lives in Bytom, he represents ...

. He ran in the Mixed 4 x 400m relay at the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Szwed, Maksymilian 2004 births Living people Polish male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Poland 21st-century Polish sportspeople Polish Athletics Championships winners