Krystian Zalewski
![]() Zalewski at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland | 11 April 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | University of Szczecin[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 3000 m steeplechase, 1500–5000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | UKS Barmin[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Jacek Kostrzeba[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 3:44.02 (2010) 3000 m – 7:59.67 (2014) 3000 mS – 8:16.20 (2014) 5000 m – 14:13.44 (2012)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Krystian Zalewski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkrɨstjan zaˈlɛfski]; born 11 April 1989 in Drawsko Pomorskie) is a Polish distance runner specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[3] He won the silver medal at the 2014 European Championships. Additionally, he represented his country at three consecutive World Championships, reaching the final in 2015. He also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics without qualifying for the final.
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 8th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:01.74 |
2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 7th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:45.64 |
2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 3rd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:42.06 |
2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 7th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:45.33 |
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:39.35 |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | – | 3000 m s'chase | DQ |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:27.11 |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 9th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:21.22 |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2nd (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:31.501 |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 27th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:34.52 | |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 19th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:28.41 |
Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:35.88 | |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 7th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:38.59 |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 43rd (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:51.79 |
1Did not start in the final
Personal bests[]
Outdoor
- 1000 metres – 2:22.62 (Police 2012)
- 1500 metres – 3:44.02 (Białogard 2010)
- One mile – 4:08.55 (Międzyzdroje 2008)
- 3000 metres – 7:58.38 (Dessau 2016)
- 5000 metres – 13:45.94 (Białogard 2015)
- 5 kilometres – 13:53 (Monaco 2019)
- 10,000 metres – 28:39.95 (Białogard 2019)
- 10 kilometres – 30:06 (Warsaw 2018)
- Half marathon – 1:02:34 (Gdynia 2019)
- 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:16.20 (Rome 2014)
Indoor
- 1500 metres – 3:48.32 (Toruń 2016)
- 3000 metres – 8:13.43 (Mondeville 2014)
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Krystian Zalewski. |
- ^ a b c Krystian Zalewski. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Krystian Zalewski Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ a b Krystian Zalewski at World Athletics
- ^ All-Athletics profile
Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Polish male steeplechase runners
- People from Drawsko Pomorskie
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Poland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Poland
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Sportspeople from West Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade gold medalists for Poland
- Polish Athletics Championships winners
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- Polish athletics biography stubs