Karol Zalewski

Karol Zalewski
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	7 August 1993; Reszel, Poland
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	Sprints
Men's athletics
Representing Poland
World Indoor Championships
European Indoor Championships
European U23 Championships

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 4x400m 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
	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.81
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	20th (sf)	200 m	20.66
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	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
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	6th	4 × 100 m relay	38.85
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	6th (sf)	400 m	46.84
	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.97
	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	4th	4 × 200 m relay	1:22.85
	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	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
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	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
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.27
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	11th (h)	400 m	47.45¹
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	7th (B)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.91

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)

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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.

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[1] Rio 2016 bio Archived 2016-11-25 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Karol Zalewski at World Athletics

[3] "Report: Men's 4X400m final – IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018". iaaf.org. IAAF. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.