Krystian Zalewski

Krystian Zalewski
	Zalewski at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	11 April 1989; Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland
Education	University of Szczecin[1]
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	3000 m steeplechase, 1500–5000 m
Club	UKS Barmin[1]
Coached by	Jacek Kostrzeba[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500 m – 3:44.02 (2010); 3000 m – 7:59.67 (2014); 3000 mS – 8:16.20 (2014); 5000 m – 14:13.44 (2012)[3]
Representing Poland
European Championships
European Team Championships
European U23 Championships
Universiade

Krystian Zalewski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkrɨstjan zaˈlɛfski]; born 11 April 1989 in Drawsko Pomorskie) is a Polish distance runner specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[3] He won the silver medal at the 2014 European Championships. Additionally, he represented his country at three consecutive World Championships, reaching the final in 2015. He also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics without qualifying for the final.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Poland
2007	European Junior Championships	Hengelo, Netherlands	8th	3000 m s'chase	9:01.74
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	7th	3000 m s'chase	8:45.64
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	3rd	3000 m s'chase	8:42.06
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	7th	3000 m s'chase	8:45.33
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th	3000 m s'chase	8:39.35
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	–	3000 m s'chase	DQ
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	2nd	3000 m s'chase	8:27.11
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	9th	3000 m s'chase	8:21.22
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:31.50¹
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	27th (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:34.52
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	19th (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:28.41
2017	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:35.88
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	7th	3000 m s'chase	8:38.59
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	43rd (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:51.79

¹Did not start in the final

Personal bests

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Outdoor

1000 metres – 2:22.62 (Police 2012)
1500 metres – 3:44.02 (Białogard 2010)
One mile – 4:08.55 (Międzyzdroje 2008)
3000 metres – 7:58.38 (Dessau 2016)
5000 metres – 13:45.94 (Białogard 2015)
5 kilometres – 13:53 (Monaco 2019)
10,000 metres – 28:39.95 (Białogard 2019)
10 kilometres – 30:06 (Warsaw 2018)
Half marathon – 1:02:34 (Gdynia 2019)
3000 metres steeplechase – 8:16.20 (Rome 2014)

Indoor

1500 metres – 3:48.32 (Toruń 2016)
3000 metres – 8:13.43 (Mondeville 2014)

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References

Krystian Zalewski. nbcolympics.com
Krystian Zalewski Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
Krystian Zalewski at World Athletics
All-Athletics profile

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[nbc-1] Krystian Zalewski. nbcolympics.com

[rio-2] Krystian Zalewski Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com

[iaaf-3] Krystian Zalewski at World Athletics

[4] All-Athletics profile