Paweł Czapiewski (born 30 March 1978) is a former Polish middle-distance runner. He was born in Stargard. He came third in the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton in a personal best time of 1:44.63 minutes. Later that month he lowered it to 1:43.22 min. He later won the 2002 European Indoor Athletics Championships. He has officially retired on 21 July 2012 at the Janusz Kusociński Memorial having earlier failed to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games. Personal bests Outdoor 600 m – 1:16.83 (Kraków 2008) 800 m – 1:43.22 (Zürich 2001 NR) 1000 m – 2:17.22 (Kraków 2002) 1500 m – 3:40.14 (Biala Podlaska 2005) Indoor 800 m – 1:44.78 (Wien 2002 NR) 1000 m – 2:19.00 (Erfurt 2001 NR) 1500 m – 3:38.96 (Stuttgart 2002) Competition record See also Polish records in athletics References External links 1978 births Living people Polish male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Poland People from Stargard World Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from West Pomeranian Voivodeship Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games 20th-century Polish people 21st-century Polish people