Adam Kszczot
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| Full name | Adam Piotr Kszczot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 September 1989 Opoczno, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Event(s) | 800 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Stanisław Jaszczak (–2012) Zbigniew Król (2012–2019) Tomasz Lewandowski (2019–) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400 metres: 46.51 800 metres: 1:43.30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adam Piotr Kszczot (pronounced [ˈadam ˈkʂt͡ʂɔt]; born 2 September 1989) is a Polish middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 800 metres. His achievements include a gold medal at the 2018 World Indoor Championships as well as silver medals at the 2014 World Indoor Championships, 2015 and 2017 World Championships in addition to multiple medals on European level. He twice competed at the Olympic Games, in 2012 and 2016, narrowly missing the final on both occasions.
Personal life[]
Kszczot was born and raised in Opoczno by his parents, mother Ewa - a former mathematics teacher and father Stanisław Kszczot, a carpenter. He has two sisters, Agata and Ewa. His older brother Jacek died at age 17 as a result of electric shock during agricultural work.[1] He graduated from the Lodz University of Technology in Management. In October 2014 he married Renata (nee Borkowska).[2] In October 2017 his wife gave birth to their son named Ignacy.
Career[]
Kszczot reached the international level after competing in local and then national events. He won the bronze medal at the 2007 European Junior Championships, finished fourth at the 2008 World Junior Championships and won the 2009 European U23 Championships. He finished fourth at the 2009 European Indoor Championships and competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final.
Kszczot won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Indoor Championships and the 2010 European Championships, as well as the gold at the 2011 European Indoor Championships. He reached the final at the 2011 World Championships, finishing sixth. His outdoor personal best is 1:43.30 minutes, achieved on 10 September 2011 in Rieti.
Kszczot broke Paweł Czapiewski's ten-year-old Polish indoor record at the 2012 Meeting Pas de Calais. His time of 1:44.57 made him the third fastest indoor runner ever after Wilson Kipketer and Yuriy Borzakovskiy. Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2012-02-15). With this result Kszczot went to the 2012 World Indoor Championships as a medal favourite. However, he finished a disappointing fourth. In his Olympic debut in London he placed third in his semifinal round, failing to qualify for the final.
He started well the 2013 season by successfully defending his title at the European Indoor Championships, the first man to do so in 42 years.
On August 15, 2014 he won the men’s 800m final at the 2014 European Athletics Championships with a time of 1:44:15 after a blistering last 100m sprint.[3]
In 2017, he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 800 metres relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays held in Nassau, Bahamas.[4] He won the silver medal in the 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships held in London.[5]
On March 3, 2018 Kszczot claimed his first title of World Indoor Champion in the 800 meters.[6] He controlled the final run, the pace of which was quite slow and won with a large advantage over American Drew Windle and Spanish Saúl Ordóñez. He dedicated his gold medal to his 5-month-old son Ignacy.
Competition record[]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Poland
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| 2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 3rd | 800 m | 1:48.10 |
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 4th | 800 m | 1:47.91 |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 4th | 800 m | 1:49.52 |
| European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 1st | 800 m | 1:45.81 | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 14th (sf) | 800 m | 1:46.33 | |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | 800 m | 1:46.69 |
| European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd | 800 m | 1:47.22 | |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 1st | 800 m | 1:47.87 |
| European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 1st | 800 m | 1:46.71 | |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 6th | 800 m | 1:45.25 | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 4th | 800 m | 1:49.16 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 12th (sf) | 800 m | 1:45.34 | |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | 800 m | 1:48.69 |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 12th (sf) | 800 m | 1:45.68 | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 2nd | 800 m | 1:46.76 |
| IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 800 m relay | 7:08.69 | |
| 6th | 4 × 1500 m relay | 15:05.70 | |||
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 1st | 800 m | 1:44.15 | |
| 2015 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 800 m relay | 7:09.98 |
| 4th | Distance medley relay | 9:24.07 | |||
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 2nd | 800 m | 1:46.08 | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1st | 800 m | 1:45.18 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9th (sf) | 800 m | 1:44.70 | |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 800 m | 1:48.87 |
| IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | 4 × 800 m relay | 7:18.74 | |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | 800 m | 1:44.95 | |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 1st | 800 m | 1:47.47 |
| Athletics World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | 800 m | 1:46.98 | |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | 800 m | 1:44.59 | |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 9th (sf) | 800 m | 1:45.22 |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 4th | 800 m | 1:47.23 |
References[]
- ^ Mateusz Skwierawski (9 August 2017). "Adam Kszczot. Za kukurydzą w prawo". wp.pl. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Piotr Bobakowski (9 August 2017). "Dzięki niej odrywa się od lekkoatletyki. Oto piękna żona Adama Kszczota". wp.pl. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "ME: Kszczot mistrzem! Kuciapski srebrny!". sport.tvp.pl. TVP Sport. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Men's 4 × 800 metres relay" (PDF). 2017 IAAF World Relays. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "800 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ Marcin Górczyński (3 March 2018). "Halowe MŚ: Adam Kszczot doczekał się złota. Polak mistrzem na 800 m!". wp.pl. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
External links[]
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- Adam Kszczot at World Athletics
- Adam Kszczot at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (in Polish) (English translation)
- Adam Kszczot at the International Olympic Committee
- Adam Kszczot at Olympics.com
- Adam Kszczot at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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