Marian is pictured above - third from left in the white vest - crossing the finishing line to take
the 100m bronze medal by the narrowest of margins from Britain's Cameron Sharp (near side)
at the 1982 European Championships.
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Men's 100m. Final
1982 Euro Athletics Championships
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1 Frank EMMELMANN |
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GDR |
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10.21 |
2. Pier Francesco PAVONI |
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ITA |
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10.25 |
3. Marian WORONIN |
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POL |
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10.28 |
4. Cameron SHARP |
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GBR |
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10.28 |
5. Nikolai SIDOROV |
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URS |
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10.32 |
6. Olaf PRENZLER |
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GDR |
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10.35 |
Marian Woronin's fastest time for the 100 m was 10.00 seconds, recorded in 1984 in Warsaw with wind
on the maximum allowable limit of 2.0 m/s. This was the European record for the event
until Linford Christie ran 9.97 sec at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Woronin's personal best in the 200 m was 20.49.
He won nine Polish outdoor titles and nine indoor titles.