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{{short description|Polish sprinter}}
{{Short description|Polish sprinter (born 1993)}}
{{Infobox athlete
{{Infobox athlete
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{{MedalCountry |{{POL}}}}
{{MedalCountry |{{POL}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay|Mixed relay]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400 m mixed]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2018 Birmingham]]|[[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2018 Birmingham]]|[[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400 m relay]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships|2015 Prague]]|[[2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships|2015 Prague]]|[[2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400 m relay]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics Team Championships|European Team Championships]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics Team Championships|European Team Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2021 European Team Championships|2021 Chorzów]]|4 × 400 m}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2021 European Team Championships|2021 Chorzów]]|4×400 m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2013 European Athletics U23 Championships|2013 Tampere]]|[[2013 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2013 European Athletics U23 Championships|2013 Tampere]]|[[2013 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2015 European Athletics U23 Championships|2015 Tallinn]]|[[2015 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2015 European Athletics U23 Championships|2015 Tallinn]]|[[2015 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2013 European Athletics U23 Championships|2013 Tampere]]|[[2013 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2013 European Athletics U23 Championships|2013 Tampere]]|[[2013 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4×100 m relay]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2015 European Athletics U23 Championships|2015 Talinn]]|[[2015 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2015 European Athletics U23 Championships|2015 Tallinn]]|[[2015 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400 m relay]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Polish Athletics Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2013 Polish Athletics Championships|2013 Toruń]]|100 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[2013 Polish Athletics Championships|2013 Toruń]]|200 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 Polish Athletics Championships|2014 Szczecin]]|100 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 Polish Athletics Championships|2014 Szczecin]]|200 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[2015 Polish Athletics Championships|2015 Kraków]]|200 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 Polish Athletics Championships|2016 Bydgoszcz]]|100 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 Polish Athletics Championships|2016 Bydgoszcz]]|200 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[2017 Polish Athletics Championships|2017 Białystok]]|100 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[2017 Polish Athletics Championships|2017 Białystok]]|200 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[2018 Polish Athletics Championships|2018 Lublin]]|400 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[2019 Polish Athletics Championships|2019 Radom]]|4 × 100 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[2020 Polish Athletics Championships|2020 Włocławek]]|400 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[2022 Polish Athletics Championships|2022 Suwałki]]|400 m}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2015 Polish Athletics Championships|2015 Kraków]]|100 m}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2018 Polish Athletics Championships|2018 Lublin]]|200 m}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2019 Polish Athletics Championships|2019 Radom]]|400 m}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2021 Polish Athletics Championships|2021 Poznań]]|400 m}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Polish Indoor Athletics Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 Polish Indoor Athletics Championships|2014 Sopot]]|200 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[2015 Polish Indoor Athletics Championships|2015 Toruń]]|200 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[2015 Polish Indoor Athletics Championships|2015 Toruń]]|400 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 Polish Indoor Athletics Championships|2016 Toruń]]|200 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[2018 Polish Indoor Athletics Championships|2018 Toruń]]|200 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[2019 Polish Indoor Athletics Championships|2019 Toruń]]|400 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[2019 Polish Indoor Athletics Championships|2019 Toruń]]|4 × 200 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[2021 Polish Indoor Athletics Championships|2021 Toruń]]|400 m}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2013 Polish Indoor Athletics Championships|2013 Spała]]|200 m}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2018 Polish Indoor Athletics Championships|2018 Toruń]]|400 m}}
}}
}}
'''Karol Zalewski''' (<small>Polish pronunciation:</small> {{IPAc-pl|'|k|a|r|o|l|-|z|a|'|l|e|f|s|k|i}}; born 7 August 1993) is a Polish athlete who specialises in the [[Sprint (running)|sprinting events]].<ref>{{iaaf name|268127}}</ref> He reached the semifinals of the [[2013 World Championships in Athletics|2013 World Championships]] in the [[200 metres]]. He is also the [[2013 European Athletics U23 Championships|2013 European U23 champion]] over that distance.
'''Karol Zalewski''' (<small>Polish pronunciation:</small> {{IPAc-pl|'|k|a|r|o|l|-|z|a|'|l|e|f|s|k|i}}; born 7 August 1993) is a Polish athlete who specialises in the [[Sprint (running)|sprinting events]].<ref>{{World Athletics}}</ref> He reached the semifinals of the [[2013 World Championships in Athletics|2013 World Championships]] in the [[200 metres]]. He is also the [[2013 European Athletics U23 Championships|2013 European U23 champion]] over that distance.


==Career==
==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 IAAF World Indoor Championships|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.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/iaaf-world-indoor-championships-6019/news/report/men/4x400-metres-relay/final | title =Report: Men's 4X400m final – IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 | date =4 March 2018 | website =iaaf.org | publisher =IAAF | access-date = 4 March 2018}}</ref>
The Polish quartet of Karol Zalewski, [[Rafał Omelko]], [[Łukasz Krawczuk]], [[Jakub Krzewina]] broke the world indoor record in the men's {{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} with a stunning finish to the final track event of the [[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships|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.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/iaaf-world-indoor-championships-6019/news/report/men/4x400-metres-relay/final | title =Report: Men's 4X400m final – IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 | date =4 March 2018 | website =iaaf.org | publisher =IAAF | access-date = 4 March 2018}}</ref>


==Competition record==
==Competition record==
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|-
|-
|2011
|2011
|[[2011 European Athletics Junior Championships|European Junior Championships]]
|align=left|[[2011 European Athletics Junior Championships|European Junior Championships]]
|[[Tallinn, Estonia]]
|align=left|[[Tallinn, Estonia]]
| –
| –
|200 m
|200 m
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|-
|-
|rowspan=3|2012
|rowspan=3|2012
|rowspan=3|[[2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=3 align=left|[[2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|rowspan=3 align=left|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|4th
|4th
|200 m
|200 m
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|-
|-
|rowspan=4|2013
|rowspan=4|2013
|rowspan=2|[[2013 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[2013 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Tampere, Finland]]
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[Tampere, Finland]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|200 m
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|4 × 100 m relay
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[2013 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|38.81]]
|[[2013 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|38.81]]
|-bgcolor=#CCCCFF
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Moscow, Russia]]
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[Moscow, Russia]]
|20th (sf)
|20th (sf)
|200 m
|200 m
|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|20.66]]
|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|20.66]]
|-bgcolor=#CCCCFF
|-
|11th (h)
|11th (h)
|4 × 100 m relay
|4 × 100 m relay
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|-
|-
|rowspan=3|2014
|rowspan=3|2014
|[[2014 IAAF World Relays|World Relays]]
|align=left|[[2014 IAAF World Relays|World Relays]]
|[[Nassau, Bahamas]]
|align=left|[[Nassau, Bahamas]]
|13th
|13th
|4 × 100 m relay
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[2014 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|39.31]]
|[[2014 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|39.31]]
|-bgcolor="#f5f6ce"
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2014 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[2014 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Zürich, Switzerland]]
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[Zürich, Switzerland]]
|8th
|8th
|200 m
|200 m
|[[2014 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres|20.58]]
|[[2014 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres|20.58]]
|-bgcolor="#f5f6ce"
|-
|6th
|6th
|4 × 100 m relay
|4 × 100 m relay
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|-
|-
|rowspan=8|2015
|rowspan=8|2015
|rowspan=2|[[2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Prague, Czech Republic]]
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[Prague, Czech Republic]]
|6th (sf)
|6th (sf)
|400 m
|400 m
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|[[2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:02.97]]
|[[2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:02.97]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2015 IAAF World Relays|World Relays]]
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[2015 IAAF World Relays|World Relays]]
|rowspan=2|[[Nassau, Bahamas]]
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[Nassau, Bahamas]]
|4th
|4th
|4 × 200 m relay
|4 × 200 m relay
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|[[2015 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:05.13]]
|[[2015 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:05.13]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|[[2015 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
|rowspan=3 align=left|[[2015 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[Tallinn, Estonia]]
|rowspan=3 align=left|[[Tallinn, Estonia]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|200 m
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|4 × 400 m relay
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2015 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:05.35]]
|[[2015 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:05.35]]
|-bgcolor=#CCCCFF
|-
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|align=left|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Beijing, China]]
|align=left|[[Beijing, China]]
|40th (h)
|40th (h)
|200 m
|200 m
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|-
|-
|rowspan=3|2016
|rowspan=3|2016
|rowspan=2|[[2016 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#f5f6ce" align=left|[[2016 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Amsterdam, Netherlands]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#f5f6ce" align=left|[[Amsterdam, Netherlands]]
|8th (sf)
|bgcolor="#f5f6ce"|8th (sf)
|200 m
|bgcolor="#f5f6ce"|200 m
|[[2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres|20.69]]
|bgcolor="#f5f6ce"|[[2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres|20.69]]
|-bgcolor="#f5f6ce"
|-
|6th
|6th
|4 × 100 m relay
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|38.69]]
|[[2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|38.69]]
|-bgcolor=98FB98
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
|align=left|[[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
|37th (h)
|37th (h)
|200 m
|200 m
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|-
|-
|rowspan=3|2018
|rowspan=3|2018
|[[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|align=left|[[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Birmingham, United Kingdom]]
|align=left|[[Birmingham, United Kingdom]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 400 m relay
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:01.77]] '''[[List of world records in athletics#Indoor world records|WIR]]'''
|[[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:01.77]] '''[[List of world records in athletics#Indoor world records|WIR]]'''
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2018 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#f5f6ce" align=left|[[2018 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Berlin, Germany]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#f5f6ce" align=left|[[Berlin, Germany]]
|bgcolor="#f5f6ce"|4th
|4th
|400 m
|bgcolor="#f5f6ce"|400 m
|[[2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres|45.34]]
|bgcolor="#f5f6ce"|[[2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres|45.34]]
|-bgcolor="#f5f6ce"
|-
|5th
|5th
|4 × 400 m relay
|4 × 400 m relay
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|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2019
|rowspan=2|2019
|[[2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|align=left|[[2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Glasgow, United Kingdom]]
|align=left|[[Glasgow, United Kingdom]]
|11th (h)
|11th (h)
|400 m
|400 m
|[[2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres|47.45]]<sup>1</sup>
|[[2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres|47.45]]<sup>1</sup>
|-
|-
|[[2019 IAAF World Relays|World Relays]]
|align=left|[[2019 IAAF World Relays|World Relays]]
|[[Yokohama, Japan]]
|align=left|[[Yokohama, Japan]]
|7th (B)
|7th (B)
|4 × 400 m relay
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2019 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:05.91]]
|[[2019 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:05.91]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=6|2021
|rowspan=5|2021
|rowspan=2|[[2021 World Athletics Relays|World Relays]]
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[2021 World Athletics Relays|World Relays]]
|rowspan=2|[[Chorzów, Poland]]
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[Chorzów, Poland]]
|4th
|4th
|4 × 200 m relay
|4 × 200 m relay
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|4 × 400 m relay
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2021 World Athletics Relays – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:05.04]]
|[[2021 World Athletics Relays – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:05.04]]
|-bgcolor=98FB98
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=3 align=left|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=3|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|rowspan=3 align=left|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|47th (h)
|47th (h)
|400 m
|400 m
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|2:15.38]]
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|2:15.38]]
|-bgcolor=98FB98
|-
|5th
|5th
|4 × 400 m relay
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|2:58.46]]
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|2:58.46]]
|-bgcolor=98FB98
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 400 m mixed relay
|4 × 400 m mixed relay
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay|3:09.87]] '''{{AthAbbr|OR}}'''
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay|3:09.87]] '''{{AthAbbr|OR}}'''
|-
|rowspan=3|2022
|bgcolor=#CCCCFF align=left|[[2022 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]
|bgcolor=#CCCCFF align=left|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene, United States]]
|bgcolor=#CCCCFF|9th
|bgcolor=#CCCCFF|4 × 400 m relay
|bgcolor=#CCCCFF|[[2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:02.51]]
|-bgcolor="#f5f6ce"
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[2022 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[Munich, Germany]]
|6th
|400 m
|[[2022 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres|45.62]]
|-bgcolor="#f5f6ce"
|9th (h)
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2022 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:02.95]]
|-
|2023
|[[2023 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|39th (h)
|400 m
|[[2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres|46.53]]
|-bgcolor="#f5f6ce"
|rowspan=2|2024
|rowspan=2|[[2024 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Rome, Italy]]
|10th (h)
|400 m
|[[2024 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres|45.80]]<sup>1</sup>
|-bgcolor="#f5f6ce"
| –
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2024 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|DQ]]
|}
|}
<sup>1</sup>Did not start in the semifinals
<sup>1</sup>Did not start in the semifinals
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{World Athletics|14403529}}
* {{European Athletics|14403529}}
* [https://statystyka.pzla.pl/personal.php?page=profile&nr_zaw=27730 Karol Zalewski] at the [[Polish Athletic Association|''Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki'']] {{in lang|pl}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com|karol-zalewski}}
* {{PKOl profile|karol-zalewski|old_id=2653,zalewski-karol|archive=20200718061345}}


{{Olympic champions 4 × 400 metres mixed}}
{{Olympic champions 4 × 400 metres mixed}}
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]



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Revision as of 08:07, 3 August 2024

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

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 2016-11-25 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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