Karol Zalewski

Karol Zalewski
Personal information
Nationality Polish
Born (1993-08-07) 7 August 1993
Reszel, Poland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) Sprints
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
World Indoor Championships
2018 Birmingham4 x 400 m
European Indoor Championships
2015 Prague4×400 m relay

Karol Zalewski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkarɔl zaˈlɛfski]; born 7 August 1993) is a Polish athlete who specialises in the sprinting events.[2] He reached the semifinals of the 2013 World Championships in the 200 metres. He is also the 2013 European U23 champion over that distance.

Career

The Polish quartet of Karol Zalewski, Rafał Omelko, Łukasz Krawczuk, Jakub Krzewina broke the world indoor record in the men's 4x400m with a stunning finish to the final track event of the 2018 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham. Krzewina overtook the leaders from the beginning - Americans on the last straight and achieved the greatest success in their career.[3]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Poland
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia – 200 m DQ
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 4th 200 m 20.54
4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.47
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.05
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 1st 200 m 20.41
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.81
World Championships Moscow, Russia 20th (sf) 200 m 20.66
11th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.51
2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 13th 4 × 100 m relay 39.31
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 8th 200 m 20.58
6th 4 × 100 m relay 38.85
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 6th (sf) 400 m 46.84
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.97
IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 4th 4 × 200 m relay 1:22.85
11th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.13
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st 200 m 20.49
– 4 × 100 m relay DQ
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.35
World Championships Beijing, China 40th (h) 200 m 20.77
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 8th (sf) 200 m 20.69
6th 4 × 100 m relay 38.69
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 37th (h) 200 m 20.54
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.77 WIR
European Championships Berlin, Germany 4th 400 m 45.34
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.27

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 10.25 (+0.9 m/s, Bydgoszcz 2013)
  • 200 metres – 20.26 (-0.3 m/s, Sopot 2016)
  • 400 metres – 45.84 (Jelenia Góra 2016)

Indoor

  • 60 metres – 6.85 (Spała 2015)
  • 200 metres – 20.66 (Toruń 2015)
  • 400 metres – 46.25 (Toruń 2015)

References

  1. ↑ Rio 2016 bio Archived 2016-11-25 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Karol Zalewski at IAAF
  3. ↑ "Report: Men's 4X400m final – IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018". iaaf.org. IAAF. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.


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