Krystian Zalewski

Krystian Zalewski

Zalewski at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1989-04-11) 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]
Medal record Representing  Poland European Championships 2014 Zürich 3000 m steeplechase European Team Championships 2015 Cheboksary 3000 m steeplechase

Krystian Zalewski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkrɨstjan zaˈlɛfski]; born 11 April 1989 in Drawsko Pomorskie) is a Polish distance runner specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase.^[4] He won the silver medal at the 2014 European Championships. Earlier he represented his country at the 2013 World Championships 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
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	27th (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:34.52

¹Did not start in the final

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