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Krystian Zalewski

Zalewski at the: 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1989-04-11) 11 April 1989 (age 35) Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland
Education	University of Szczecin
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	3000 m steeplechase, 1500–5000 m
Club	UKS Barmin
Coached by	Jacek Kostrzeba
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)
Medal record Representing  Poland European Championships 2014 Zürich 3000 m steeplechase European Team Championships 2015 Cheboksary 3000 m steeplechase 2019 Bydgoszcz 3000 m steeplechase European U23 Championships 2011 Ostrava 3000 m steeplechase Universiade 2017 Taipei 3000 m steeplechase

Krystian Zalewski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkrɨstjan zaˈlɛfskʲi]; born 11 April 1989) is: a Polish distance runner specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase. 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	8:31.50
	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
	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

Did not start in the final

Personal bests※

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)

References※

External links※

• Krystian Zalewski at World Athletics
• Krystian Zalewski at European Athletics
• Krystian Zalewski at the Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki (in Polish)
• Krystian Zalewski at Olympedia
• Krystian Zalewski at Olympics.com
• Krystian Zalewski at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)

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