Maksymilian Szwed

Maksymilian Szwed (born 6 August 2004) is a Polish sprinter. He became Polish national 400 metres champion in 2024.^[1]

Career

He is a ADS Łódź athlete. was a bronze medalist in the 400 metres at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.^[2]

He competed as part of the Polish mixed 4 x 400m relay team at the World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas which qualified for the Paris Olympics.^[3]

He ran at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024, in both the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay and the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay.^[4]^[5] He won the Polish Athletics Championships over 400 metres in Bydgoszcz in June 2024 in a time of 45.25 seconds and broke the 20-year-old Polish Under-23 Record of Marek Plawgo.^[6]^[7] He ran in the Mixed 4 x 400m relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics.^[8]

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^ Leszczyńska, Aleksandra (13 August 2023). "Maksymilian Szwed bronze medalist of the European Under-20 Championships". pasja.azs.pl. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
^ "4X400 METRES RELAY". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
^ Kalemba, Tomasz. "The captain of the Polish national team did not bite her tongue. Aggression in the change zone". imertia.pl. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
^ Klemba, Andrew. "Automation technician goes to Paris to pursue more dreams. "We can do it"". Inertia.pl. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
^ "Polish Championships". World Athletics. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
^ Kalemba, Thomasz (3 August 2024). "Polish relay team in the final. They will defend their gold. Protest has already been filed". inertia.pl. Retrieved 3 August 2024.