Adam Kszczot
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Full name | Adam Piotr Kszczot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Opoczno, PPR | 2 September 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 800 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | RKS Łódź | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Tomasz Lewandowski (2019–) Zbigniew Król (2012–2019) Stanisław Jaszczak (–2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2022[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adam Piotr Kszczot (pronounced [ˈadam ˈkʂt͡ʂɔt]; born 2 September 1989) is a retired Polish middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. His achievements include silver medals at the 2015 and 2017 World Championships in Athletics, gold at the 2018 World Indoor Championships as well as silver and bronze at the 2014 and 2010 World Indoor Championships respectively. Kszczot won three gold medals in the 800 m at both the European Outdoor and Indoor Championships. He twice competed at the Olympic Games, in 2012 and 2016, narrowly missing the final on both occasions.
Kszczot was the 800 m bronze medallist at the 2007 European Under-20 Championships. He took gold medals at both the 2009 and 2011 European U23 Championships. He is the Polish indoor record holder for the 800 metres. Kszczot won 13 individual national titles (indoors and out, including two 1500 metres titles).
Personal life
Adam Kszczot was born and raised in
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
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
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.[5] He won the silver medal in the 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships held in London.[6]
On March 3, 2018 Kszczot claimed his first title of World Indoor Champion in the 800 meters.[7] 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. In August, Kszczot added the European outdoor title at the event.
Achievements
Personal bests
- 400 metres – 46.51 (Bydgoszcz 2011)
- 400 metres indoor – 47.56 (Spała 2013)
- 800 metres – 1:43.30 (Rieti 2011)
- 1000 metres – 2:15.72 (Brussels 2014)
- 1000 metres indoor – 2:19.14 (Val-de-Reuil 2022)
- 1500 metres – 3:38.31 (Białystok 2017)
International competitions
Circuit wins, National titles
- 800 metres wins, other events specified in parentheses
- Polish Athletics Championships
- 800 metres: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015
- 1500 metres: 2017, 2018
- 4 × 400 m relay: 2020
- Polish Indoor Athletics Championships
- 800 metres: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018
References
- ^ "World indoor champion Kszczot announces retirement". World Athletics. 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ 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
- Adam Kszczot at World Athletics
- Adam Kszczot at European Athletics
- Adam Kszczot at Diamond League
- Adam Kszczot at the Polish Athletic Association (in Polish)
- Adam Kszczot at Olympics.com
- Adam Kszczot at Olympedia
- Adam Kszczot at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)