Karol Zalewski
Polish sprinter
Karol Zalewski
Zalewski in 2021
Nationality Polish Born (1993-08-07 ) 7 August 1993 (age 30) Reszel , Poland Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] Weight 86 kg (190 lb) Sport Running Event Sprints
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 4 × 400 m 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
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
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
2019
European Indoor Championships
Glasgow, United Kingdom
11th (h)
400 m
47.45 1
World Relays
Yokohama, Japan
7th (B)
4 × 400 m relay
3:05.91
2021
World Relays
Chorzów, Poland
4th
4 × 200 m relay
DNF
9th (h)
4 × 400 m relay
3:05.04
Olympic Games
Tokyo, Japan
47th (h)
400 m
2:15.38
5th
4 × 400 m relay
2:58.46
1st
4 × 400 m mixed relay
3:09.87 OR
2022
World Championships
Eugene, United States
9th
4 × 400 m relay
3:02.51
European Championships
Munich, Germany
6th
400 m
45.62
9th (h)
4 × 400 m relay
3:02.95
2023
World Championships
Budapest, Hungary
39th (h)
400 m
46.53
1 Did not start in the semifinals
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 – 45.11 (Berlin 2018)
Indoor
60 metres – 6.75 (Spała 2016)
200 metres – 20.64 (Toruń 2018)
400 metres – 46.20 (Toruń 2018)
References
External links
1991: Germany (Lieder , Carlowitz , Just , Schönlebe )
1993: United States (Hall , Irvin , Rouser , Everett )
1995: United States (Tolbert , Davis , Long , Atwater )
1997: United States (Rouser , Everett , Maye , Minor )
1999: United States (Morris , Johnson , Minor , Campbell )
2001: Poland (Rysiukiewicz , Haczek , Bocian , Maćkowiak )
2003: United States (Davis , Young , Campbell , Washington )
2004: Jamaica (Haughton , Colquhoun , McDonald , Clarke )
2006: United States (Washington , Merritt , Campbell , Spearmon )
2008: United States (Davis , Torrance , Nixon , Willie )
2010: United States (Torrance , Nixon , Tate , Jackson )
2012: United States (Wright , Smith Jr. , Mitchell , Roberts )
2014: United States (Clemons , Verburg , Butler III , Smith Jr. , Parros , Babineaux )
2016: United States (Clemons , Smith Jr. , Giesting , Norwood )
2018: Poland (Zalewski , Omelko , Krawczuk , Krzewina )
2022: Belgium (Watrin , Doom , Sacoor , K. Borlée )
2024: Belgium (Sacoor , D. Borlée , Iguacel , Doom , De Smet )
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