Karol Zalewski (Polish pronunciation: ; 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 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.
Zalewski also competed for Poland at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Competition record Representing 2011European Junior ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia –200 mDQ2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain4th200 m20.544th4 × 100 m relay39.472nd4 × 400 m relay3:05.052013European U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland1st200 m20.412nd4 × 100 m relay38.81World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia20th (sf)200 m20.6611th (h)4 × 100 m relay38.512014World RelaysNassau, Bahamas13th4 × 100 m relay39.31European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland8th200 m20.586th4 × 100 m relay38.852015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic6th (sf)400 m46.842nd4 × 400 m relay3:02.97World RelaysNassau, Bahamas4th4 × 200 m relay1:22.8511th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:05.13European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia1st200 m20.49 –4 × 100 m relayDQ2nd4 × 400 m relay3:05.35World ChampionshipsBeijing, China40th (h)200 m20.772016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands8th (sf)200 m20.696th4 × 100 m relay38.69Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil37th (h)200 m20.542018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom1st4 × 400 m relay3:01.77 WIREuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany4th400 m45.345th4 × 400 m relay3:02.272019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom11th (h)400 m47.451World RelaysYokohama, Japan7th (B)4 × 400 m relay3:05.912021World RelaysChorzów, Poland4th4 × 200 m relayDNF9th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:05.04Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan47th (h)400 m2:15.385th4 × 400 m relay2:58.461st4 × 400 m mixed relay3:09.87 2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States9th4 × 400 m relay3:02.51European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany6th400 m45.629th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:02.952023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary39th (h)400 m46.532024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy10th (h)400 m45.801 –4 × 400 m relayDQOlympic GamesParis, France12th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:01.21 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)
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