Karol Zalewski
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
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| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia
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– | 200 m | DQ |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain
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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
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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
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8th | 200 m | 20.58 | |
| 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.85 | |||
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic
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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
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8th (sf) | 200 m | 20.69 |
| 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.69 | |||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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37th (h) | 200 m | 20.54 | |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom
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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
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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
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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
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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 |
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
- ^ Rio 2016 bio Archived 2016-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Karol Zalewski at World Athletics
- ^ "Report: Men's 4X400m final – IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018". iaaf.org. IAAF. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
External links
- Karol Zalewski at World Athletics
- Karol Zalewski at European Athletics
- Karol Zalewski at the Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki (in Polish)
- Karol Zalewski at Olympedia
- Karol Zalewski at Olympics.com
- Karol Zalewski at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)
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