# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/erik-sowinski
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:10:18.406Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/erik-sowinski"
name: "Erik Sowinski"
slug: "erik-sowinski"
description: "Erik Sowinski is an American middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 800 metres. He won a bronze medal in the event at the 2016 World Indoor Championships, and he is a three-time national champion. He also formerly held the American indoor record in the 600 meters. Sowinski has garnered recognition for pacing other athletes to fast times, often in high-profile competitions."
tagline: "American middle-distance runner"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Meeting_de_Paris%2C_Stade_Charlety_-_30_juin_2018_(43079489932).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1989-12-21"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           38.44
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.404932000000001
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%2C_%D0%AD%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA"
    title: "Совински, Эрик"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Sowinski"
    title: "Erik Sowinski"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Sowinski"
    title: "Erik Sowinski"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Sowinski"
    title: "Erik Sowinski"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Sowinski"
    title: "Erik Sowinski"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Sowinski"
    title: "Erik Sowinski"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Sowinski"
    title: "Erik Sowinski"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Sowinski"
    title: "Erik Sowinski"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16213053"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump