Maciej Megier

Maciej Megier
Megier in 2026
Personal information
Born (2003-04-26) 26 April 2003
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Long distance running, Cross country running
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Bergen3000 metres steeplechase

Maciej Megier (born 26 April 2003) is a Polish steeplechaser. He is a multiple-time national champion over 10,000 metres and the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won the gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships.[1]

Biography

Megier won the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2023 Polish Championships in July in Gorzów Wielkopolski in 8:44.17.[2]

Megier won the Polish 10,000m Championships in April 2024 in Ustka in 29:10.44.[3] He won the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2024 Polish Championships in June in Bydgoszcz in 8:38.75.[4] He competed for Poland at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, and led briefly at the start before placing nineteenth in the men's U23 race.[5]

Megier began his 2025 season by breaking Bronislaw Malinowski's Polish youth record in the 10,000m and won the Polish 10,000m Championships in April 2025 in Warsaw, in a time of 28:21.77. Later that year in Bydgoszcz at the Irena Szewińska Memorial, he ran 8:23.01 for the 3000 metres steeplechase to move to the top of the European U23 rankings.[6][7]

Megier finished in fifth place in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Madrid, Spain.[8][9] He set a new polish under-23 record, and broke the championship record that had stood since 2003, to win the gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase in 8:20.17 at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, having previously posted the fastest qualifying time in the semifinals (8:39.09).[10][11]

In July 2026, Megier won the 3000m steeplechase title at the senior Polish Championships in 8:24.11.[12] In August, he competed at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Maciej Megier". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Polish Championships". World Athletics. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Polish 10,000m Championships". World Athletics. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Polish Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Battocletti and Ingebrigtsen are European cross-country champions". birgowe.pl. December 8, 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Polish 10,000m Championships". World Athletics. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "MACIEJ MEGIER: I'M AIMING FOR GOLD IN BERGEN". pzla.pl. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "2025 European Athletics Team Championships First Division". World Athletics. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Maciej Megier: I got the most out of this run [VIDEO]". Sport.tvp.pl. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Zapowiedź 4. dnia MME w Bergen – Program, Transmisja, Wyniki w niedzielę 20 lipca". Biegenie.pl. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  11. ↑ Broadbent, Chris (20 Jul 2025). "Poland's Maciej Megier denies Nillessen distance double in thrilling 3000m steeplechase final". European Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  12. ↑ Mills, Steven (25 Jul 2026). "National Championships roundup - Guttormsen clears 6.00m at Norwegian Championships". European Athletics. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
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