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The photo above shows Marek (898) clearing the final hurdle alongside
James Carter during the final of the mens 400m Hurdles at the 2007 World
Championships in Osaka. It was Plawgo who finished the stronger of the
two, taking the bronze medal in a new national record time of 48.12
secs, thus beating his own record that had stood for some 6 years.
Marek, therefore, became the first Polish athlete to claim a World
Championship medal in the hurdles and later commented: "I came here with
the 18th best performance, so I couldn't ever have imagined winning a
medal." That would not be the only medal that Plawgo would win at the
Championships though, as he was also part of the Polish team that won a
somewhat surprise bronze medal in the 4x400m relay.
Marek said: "We
calculated that USA, Jamaica and Bahamas are the favourites. But we
believed in luck and our team spirit. It is a great tradition in the
relay in our country. We have something special in us for this race." A
memorable World Championships then for the 26 year old Pole, who has had
to battle back from three operations on his ankle since the 2004
Olympics in Athens.
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Men's 4x400m. Relay Final. 2007 World Athletics Championships
1. United States (LaShawn Merritt; Angelo Taylor; Darold Williamson; Jeremy Wariner) 2: 55.56
2. Bahamas (Avard Moncur; Michael Mathieu; Andrae Williams; Chris Brown) 2: 59.18
3. Poland (
Marek Plawgo; Daniel Dabrowski; Marcin Marciniszyn; Kacper Kozlowski)
3: 00.05
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Men's 400m. Hurdles Final
2007 World Athletics Championships
|
| 1. Kerron CLEMENT |
|
USA |
|
47.61 |
| 2. Felix SANCHEZ |
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DOM |
|
48.01 |
| 3. Marek PLAWGO |
|
POL |
|
48.12 |
| 4. James CARTER |
|
USA |
|
48.40 |
| 5. Danny McFARLANE |
|
JAM |
|
48.59 |
| 6. Periklís IAKOVAKIS |
|
GRE |
|
49.25 |
| 7. Derrick WILLIAMS |
|
USA |
|
52.97 |
| Adam KUNKEL |
|
CAN |
|
DNF |
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The photo above shows Marek during the heats of the men's 400m at the
2002 European Championships in Munich. He finished just outside the
medals in fourth place in the final in a time of 45.40. Plawgo later
switched from the flat to hurdles and quickly showed his aptitude for
the event by placing sixth at the 2004 Olympic Games. He then followed
up that fine performance by winning his first medal at a major
championship - a silver at the 2006 Europeans in Gothenburg. Photo 6th. August by G. Herringshaw. ©
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Men's 400m. Final
European Championships 2002
|
| 1 Ingo Schultz |
|
Ger |
|
45.14 |
| 2 David Canal |
|
Spa |
|
45.24 |
| 3 Daniel Caines |
|
Gbr |
|
45.28 |
| 4 Marek PLAWGO |
|
Pol |
|
45.40 |
| 5 Zsolt Szeglet |
|
Hun |
|
45.74 |
| 6 Cedric Van Branteghem |
|
Bel |
|
45.95 |
| 7 Karel Blaha |
|
Cze |
|
46.21 |
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Men's 400m. Hurdles Final
Olympic Games 2004
|
| 1. Felix Sanchez |
|
DOM |
|
47.63 |
| 2. Danny McFarlane |
|
JAM |
|
48.11 |
| 3. Naman Keita |
|
FRA |
|
48.26 |
| 4. James Carter |
|
USA |
|
48.58 |
| 5. Bayano Kamani |
|
PAN |
|
48.74 |
| 6. Marek Plawgo |
|
POL |
|
49.00 |
| 7. Alwyn Myburgh |
|
RSA |
|
49.07 |
| 8. Bennie Brazell |
|
USA |
|
49.51 |
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Men's 400m Hurdles Final
European Athletics Championships 2006
|
| 1. Periklis IAKOVAKIS |
|
GRE |
|
48.46 |
| 2. Marek PLAWGO |
|
POL |
|
48.71 |
| 3. Rhys WILLIAMS |
|
GBR |
|
49.12 |
| 4. Naman KEITA |
|
FRA |
|
49.13 |
| 5. Sebastien MAILLARD |
|
FRA |
|
49.54 |
| 6. Gianni CARABELLI |
|
ITA |
|
49.60 |
| 7. Minas ALOZIDIS |
|
GRE |
|
49.61 |
| 8. Aleksandr DEREVYAGIN |
|
RUS |
|
50.31 |
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ANNUAL PROGRESS 400m hurdles.
2013 50.98 Tokyo 05 MAY
2012 49.66 Bielsko-Biala 15 JUN
2011 50.11 Bydgoszcz 12 AUG
2009 49.54 Athína 13 JUL
2008 48.52 Beijing 18 AUG
2007 48.12 Osaka 28 AUG (personal best)
2006 48.57 Monaco 20 AUG
2005 48.78 Athína 14 JUN
2004 48.16 Athína 24 AUG
2003 48.45 Bydgoszcz 19 JUL
2002 48.25 Ostrava 12 JUN
2001 48.16 Osaka 12 MAY
2000 49.23 Santiago de Chile 21 OCT
ANNUAL PROGRESS 400 metres.
2013 47.72 Torun 19 JUL
2012 47.14 Warszawa 19 AUG
2009 46.75 Sopot 26 JUL
2008 46.49 Szczecin 17 SEP
2007 46.63 Warszawa 19 SEP
2006 46.02 Shanghai 23 SEP
2005 45.92 Biala Podlaska 28 MAY
2004 46.42 Czestochowa 14 AUG
2002 45.35 Annecy 22 JUN (personal best)
2001 46.40 Biala Podlaska 02 JUN
2000 46.85 Warszawa 10 JUN