Michał Skowronek (born 27 September 1949) is a retired

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runner who specialized in the

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and the

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. At the 1971 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 800 metres relay together with

Krzysztof Linkowski Krzysztof Linkowski (born 26 October 1949) is a retired Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres. At the 1968 European Junior Championships he won a bronze medal in the 800 metres, as well as a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay. A ...

Zenon Szordykowski Zenon Szordykowski (born 6 July 1947) is a retired Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres. At the 1971 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 800 metres relay together with Krzysztof Linkowski, Michał Skowro ...

and Kazimierz Wardak. This team still has the Polish indoor record in the event. Individually, he finished fifth in the 800 metres at the 1974 European Indoor Championships, and fifth in the 1500 metres at the 1975 European Indoor Championships. He became Polish indoor champion in the 800 metres in 1974, and indoor 1500 metres champion in 1975, 1977 and 1979. His personal best time in the 1500 metres was 3.38.77 minutes, achieved in July 1975 in

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.World men's all-time best 1500m
(last updated 2001)

References

1949 births Living people Polish male middle-distance runners Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Polish sportspeople {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub