Karol Zalewski

Karol Zalewski
Zalewski in 2021
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1993-08-07) 7 August 1993 (age 31)
Reszel, Poland
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
EventSprints
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 4×400 m mixed
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Birmingham 4×400 m relay
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Prague 4×400 m relay
European Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chorzów 4×400 m relay
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tampere 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tallinn 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tampere 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tallinn 4×400 m relay
Polish Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Toruń 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Toruń 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Szczecin 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Szczecin 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kraków 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bydgoszcz 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bydgoszcz 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Białystok 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Białystok 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lublin 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Radom 4 × 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Włocławek 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Suwałki 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kraków 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Lublin 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Radom 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Poznań 400 m
Polish Indoor Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sopot 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toruń 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toruń 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Toruń 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Toruń 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Toruń 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Toruń 4 × 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Toruń 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Spała 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Toruń 400 m

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 47.451
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
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 10th (h) 400 m 45.801
– 4 × 400 m relay DQ
Olympic Games Paris, France 12th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.21

1Did 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

  1. ^ Rio 2016 bio Archived 25 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Karol Zalewski at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  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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