Marian Kolasa

Marian Kolasa

Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1959-08-12) 12 August 1959 Gdańsk, Poland
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Club	Bałtyk Gdynia
Coached by	Edward Szymczak
Medal record Representing Poland European Indoor Championships 1986 Madrid Pole vault 1986 Liévin Pole vault

Marian Kolasa (born 12 August 1959 in Gdańsk, Pomorskie) is a retired Polish pole vaulter. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships. His personal best was 5.80 metres, achieved in September 1986 in Kamp-Lintfort. He is the older brother of fellow pole vaulters, Ryszard and Adam.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1981	Universiade	Bucharest, Romania	10th	5.30 m
1983	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	18th	5.20 m
1984	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	7th	5.50 m
	Friendship Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	5th	5.50 m
1985	World Indoor Games	Paris, France	4th	5.50 m
	European Indoor Championships	Piraeus, Greece	10th	5.40 m
1986	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	2nd	5.70 m
1987	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	3rd	5.80 m
	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	5th	5.75 m
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	4th	5.80 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	4th (q)	5.40 m1
1989	European Indoor Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	4th	5.60 m

¹No mark in the final

References

• Marian Kolasa at World Athletics
• sports-reference