Karol Zalewski

Karol Zalewski

Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1993-08-07) 7 August 1993 Reszel, Poland
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event	Sprints
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Poland World Indoor Championships 2018 Birmingham 4 x 400 m European Indoor Championships 2015 Prague 4×400 m relay European U23 Championships 2013 Tampere 200 m 2015 Tallinn 200 m 2013 Tampere 4 x 100 m 2015 Talinn 4 x 400 m

Karol Zalewski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkarɔl zaˈlɛfski]; born 7 August 1993) is a Polish athlete who specialises in the sprinting events. 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.

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

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)