Marcin Urbas
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| Nationality | Polish |
| Born |
17 August 1976 Kraków, Poland |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Running |
| Event(s) | 200 metres |
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Medal record
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Marcin Urbaś (born September 17, 1976 in Kraków) is a former Polish track and field athlete. He is the Polish record holder for the 200 metres dash with 19.98 seconds. He is now a sprinting coach.
Urbaś is the Polish national record holder over the half-a-lap (19.98 seconds in the semi-final of the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. Urbaś is one of the four Polish athletes who brought the Polish national records in dashes up-to-the global standards: Marian Woronin 10.00 (9.992) over 100 m; Marcin Urbaś 19.98 over 200m; and Tomasz Czubak and Robert Maćkowiak over 400 m, 44.62 and 44.84, respectively. Urbaś improved the Polish national record of 20 years by Leszek Dunecki.
He won the gold medal over a lap indoor in the European Indoor Championships in 2002, and the bronze medal in 2005. Urbas has been part of the Polish national 4 x 100 m relay who won the silver medal during the European (outdoor) Championships in 2002.
SPAR CUP: European National Teams' (Men's) Super League:
200 m: Bronze in 2006; Silver in 2002; Bronze in 2001; Gold in 1999; 4 x 100 m relay: Gold in 2006
Other personal bests:
60 m Indoor: 6.70 16FEB02
100 m: 10.30 +0.7 Wind 02JUL99
150 m: 15.16 'NR' -1.9 Wind 29MAY99
200 m Indoor: National Record 01MAR02
400 m: 47.08 11SEP04
Aside of his sport career he was a successful vocalist in Polish death metal band Sceptic. Marcin Urbaś recorded with them two albums: "Blind Existence" and "Unbeliever's Script".
After Mr. Tadeusz Osik refused to include him on the Polish national 4 x 100m relay for the 2008 Summer Olympics, Urbas was removed from the list of the members of The Polish national track and field team; therefore, or the Polish Track and Field Association did stop supporting him financially. Because of the lack of financial support, Mr. Urbas as of 2009 has retired as a professional athlete. Mr. Urbas did claim that he would have been able of running close to his Personal Best of 19.98s over 200 meters (20.1—20.2 over 200m) only if, he would be of investing into himself around 80,000 Polish Zloty or, at the time, around 25,000 dollars.
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