Mirosław Żerkowski (born 20 August 1956 in Łódź) is a retired Polish middle- and long-distance runner. He represented his country at the 1980 Summer Olympics as well as one outdoor and one indoor World Championships. In addition, he won a bronze medal at the 1981 European Indoor Championships.
International competitions Representing 1980Olympic GamesMoscow, Soviet Union18th (sf)1500 m3:48.21981Pacific Conference GamesChristchurch, New Zealand3rd1500 m3:42.15European Indoor ChampionshipsGrenoble, France3rd1500 m3:44.321982European Indoor ChampionshipsMilan, Italy10th (h)1500 m3:44.08European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece19th (h)1500 m3:43.461984European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden16th (h)1500 m3:49.111985World Indoor GamesParis, France4th1500 m3:42.21European Indoor ChampionshipsPiraeus, Greece13th (h)1500 m3:43.631987World ChampionshipsRome, Italy –3000 m s'chaseDNF1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia –3000 m s'chaseDNF1993World Half Marathon ChampionshipsBrussels, Belgium80thHalf marathon1:05:00
Personal bests Outdoor 800 metres – 1:48.01 (Auckland 1981) 1000 metres – 2:19.30 (Białystok 1981) 1500 metres – 3:36.19 (Warsaw 1980) One mile – 3:56.63 (London 1982) 3000 metres – 7:48.93 (Rhede 1990) 5000 metres – 13:34.24 (Saarijärvi 1989) 10,000 metres – 28:45.35 (Białystok 1993) Half marathon – 1:05:00 (Brussels 1993) Marathon – 2:18.24 (New York 1996) 2000 metres steeplechase – 5:22.32 (Formia 1991) 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:16.89 (Berlin 1990) Indoor 800 metres – 1:48.87 (Budapest 1984) 1500 metres – 3:41.16 (Stuttgart 1985)
References
All-Athletics profile