Benoît Zwierzchiewski
French long-distance runner
Benoît Zwierzchiewski (born August 19, 1976, in Mouscron, Belgium) is a male long-distance runner from France who mainly competed in the marathon race during his career. He set his personal best (2:06:36) in the classic distance on April 6, 2003, in Paris, France, equalling the European record set by Portugal's António Pinto at the 2000 edition of the London Marathon. Zwierzchiewski set the course record at the Las Vegas Half marathon on February 9, 1997 besting the hour mark, recording a world class 59:53 which was then ten seconds from Moses Tanui's world's best time.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 7th | 5000m | 14:04.34 |
2000 | Reims Marathon | Reims, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:47 |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 13th | Marathon | 2:18:29 |
2002 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:18 |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 14th | Marathon | 2:16.00 | |
2003 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 2nd | Marathon | 2:06.36 |
World Championships | Paris, France | — | Marathon | DNS | |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | — | Marathon | DNF |
References
- Benoît Zwierzchiewski at World Athletics
- marathoninfo
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Paris Marathon – men's winners
- 1976: Jean-Pierre Eudier (FRA)
- 1977: Gérard Métayer (FRA)
- 1978: Gilbert Coutant (FRA)
- 1979: Fernand Kolbeck (FRA)
- 1980: Sylvain Cacciatore (FRA)
- 1981: Dave Cannon (GBR) and Ron Tabb (USA)
- 1982: Ian Thompson (GBR)
- 1983: Jacky Boxberger (FRA)
- 1984: Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI)
- 1985: Jacky Boxberger (FRA)
- 1986: Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI)
- 1987: Abebe Mekonnen (ETH)
- 1988: Manuel Matias (POR)
- 1989: Steve Brace (GBR)
- 1990: Steve Brace (GBR)
- 1991: Not held
- 1992: Luis Soares (POR)
- 1993: Leszek Bebło (POL)
- 1994: Saïd Ermili (MAR)
- 1995: Domingos Castro (POR)
- 1996: Henrique Crisostomo (POR)
- 1997: John Kemboi (KEN)
- 1998: Jackson Kabiga (KEN)
- 1999: Julius Rutto (KEN)
- 2000: Mohamed Ouaadi (FRA)
- 2001: Simon Biwott (KEN)
- 2002: Benoît Zwierzchiewski (FRA)
- 2003: Michael Kosgei Rotich (KEN)
- 2004: Ambesse Tolosa (ETH)
- 2005: Salim Kipsang (KEN)
- 2006: Gashaw Asfaw (ETH)
- 2007: Shami Mubarak (QAT)
- 2008: Tsegaye Kebede (ETH)
- 2009: Vincent Kipruto (KEN)
- 2010: Tadese Tola (ETH)
- 2011: Benjamin Kiptoo (KEN)
- 2012: Stanley Biwott (KEN)
- 2013: Peter Some (KEN)
- 2014: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
- 2015: Mark Korir (KEN)
- 2016: Cyprian Kotut (KEN)
- 2017: Paul Lonyangata (KEN)
- 2018: Paul Lonyangata (KEN)
- 2019: Abrha Milaw (ETH)
- 2020: cancelled
- 2021: Elisha Rotich (KEN)
- 2022: Deso Gelmisa (ETH)
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