Paweł Czapiewski (born 30 March 1978) is a former

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middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to . The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distanc ...

. He was born in

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. He came third in the 2001 World Championships in

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in a personal best time of 1:44.63 minutes. Later that month he lowered it to 1:43.22 min. He later won the 2002 European Indoor Athletics Championships. He has officially retired on 21 July 2012 at the

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having earlier failed to qualify for the

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Personal bests

Outdoor * 600 m – 1:16.83 (Kraków 2008) * 800 m – 1:43.22 (Zürich 2001 NR) * 1000 m – 2:17.22 (Kraków 2002) * 1500 m – 3:40.14 (Biala Podlaska 2005) Indoor * 800 m – 1:44.78 (Wien 2002 NR) * 1000 m – 2:19.00 (Erfurt 2001 NR) * 1500 m – 3:38.96 (Stuttgart 2002)

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* 1978 births Living people Polish male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Poland People from Stargard World Athletics Championships medalists Athletes from West Pomeranian Voivodeship Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games 20th-century Polish sportsmen 21st-century Polish sportsmen Polish Athletics Championships winners {{Poland-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub

Personal bests

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