Benoît Zwierzchiewski

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 9th, 1997 besting the hour mark, recording a world class 59:53 which was then ten seconds from Moses Tanui's world's best time.

Benoît Zwierzchiewski in 2007

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  France
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

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