Adam Kszczot

Adam Kszczot
Kszczot at the 2018 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham
Personal information
Full nameAdam Piotr Kszczot
Born (1989-09-02) 2 September 1989 (age 35)
Opoczno, PPR
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800 metres
ClubRKS Łódź
Coached byTomasz Lewandowski (2019–)
Zbigniew Król (2012–2019)
Stanisław Jaszczak (–2012)
Retired2022[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 800 m: 1:43.30 (2011)
  • Indoors
  • 800 m: 1:44.57i NR (2012)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Beijing 800 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 London 800 m
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Birmingham 800 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sopot 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Doha 800 m
World Relays
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nassau 4x800 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2015 Nassau 4×800 m relay
World Indoor Tour
First place 2016 800 m
First place 2018 800 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Zürich 800 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Amsterdam 800 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Barcelona 800 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Paris 800 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Gothenburg 800 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Belgrade 800 m
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Stockholm 800 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Gateshead 800 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bydgoszcz 800 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Braunschweig 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Cheboksary 800 m
European Athletics U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kaunas 800 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ostrava 800 m
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Hengelo 800 m

Adam Piotr Kszczot (pronounced [ˈadam ˈkʂt͡ʂɔt]; born 2 September 1989) is a retired Polish middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. His achievements include silver medals at the 2015 and 2017 World Championships in Athletics, gold at the 2018 World Indoor Championships as well as silver and bronze at the 2014 and 2010 World Indoor Championships respectively. Kszczot won three gold medals in the 800 m at both the European Outdoor and Indoor Championships. He twice competed at the Olympic Games, in 2012 and 2016, narrowly missing the final on both occasions.

Kszczot was the 800 m bronze medallist at the 2007 European Under-20 Championships. He took gold medals at both the 2009 and 2011 European U23 Championships. He is the Polish indoor record holder for the 800 metres. Kszczot won 13 individual national titles (indoors and out, including two 1500 metres titles).

Personal life

Adam Kszczot was born and raised in Opoczno by his parents, mother Ewa - a former mathematics teacher and father Stanisław Kszczot, a carpenter. He has two sisters, Agata and Ewa. His older brother Jacek died at age 17 as a result of electric shock during agricultural work.[2] He graduated from the Lodz University of Technology in Management. In October 2014 he married Renata (nee Borkowska).[3] In October 2017 his wife gave birth to their son named Ignacy.

Career

Kszczot reached the international level after competing in local and then national events. He won the bronze medal at the 2007 European Junior Championships, finished fourth at the 2008 World Junior Championships and won the 2009 European U23 Championships. He finished fourth at the 2009 European Indoor Championships and competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final.

Kszczot won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Indoor Championships and the 2010 European Championships, as well as the gold at the 2011 European Indoor Championships. He reached the final at the 2011 World Championships, finishing sixth. His outdoor personal best is 1:43.30 minutes, achieved on 10 September 2011 in Rieti.

Kszczot at the 2013 European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg.

Kszczot broke Paweł Czapiewski's 10-year-old Polish indoor record at the 2012 Meeting Pas de Calais. His time of 1:44.57 made him the third fastest indoor runner ever after Wilson Kipketer and Yuriy Borzakovskiy. Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2012-02-15). With this result Kszczot went to the 2012 World Indoor Championships as a medal favourite. However, he finished a disappointing fourth. In his Olympic debut in London he placed third in his semifinal round, failing to qualify for the final.

He started well the 2013 season by successfully defending his title at the European Indoor Championships, the first man to do so in 42 years.

On August 15, 2014 he won the men’s 800m final at the 2014 European Athletics Championships with a time of 1:44:15 after a blistering last 100m sprint.[4]

In 2017, he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 800 metres relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays held in Nassau, Bahamas.[5] He won the silver medal in the 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships held in London.[6]

On March 3, 2018 Kszczot claimed his first title of World Indoor Champion in the 800 meters.[7] He controlled the final run, the pace of which was quite slow and won with a large advantage over American Drew Windle and Spanish Saúl Ordóñez. He dedicated his gold medal to his 5-month-old son Ignacy. In August, Kszczot added the European outdoor title at the event.

Achievements

Kszczot (R) won the silver medal behind only world record holder David Rudisha (L) at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing.
Adam Kszczot celebrates his silver at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics held in London.
Kszczot took his first and only world title at the 2018 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham.

Personal bests

International competitions

Representing  Poland
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 3rd 800 m 1:48.10
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 4th 800 m 1:47.91
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 4th 800 m 1:49.52
European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 1st 800 m 1:45.81
World Championships Berlin, Germany 14th (sf) 800 m 1:46.33
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd 800 m 1:46.69
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 3rd 800 m 1:47.22
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 1st 800 m 1:47.87
European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st 800 m 1:46.71
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 6th 800 m 1:45.25
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 4th 800 m 1:49.16
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 12th (sf) 800 m 1:45.34
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st 800 m 1:48.69
World Championships Moscow, Russia 12th (sf) 800 m 1:45.68
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 2nd 800 m 1:46.76
World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 4 × 800 m relay 7:08.69
6th Distance medley relay 15:05.70
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 1st 800 m 1:44.15
2015 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 4 × 800 m relay 7:09.98
4th Distance medley relay 9:24.07 AR
World Championships Beijing, China 2nd 800 m 1:46.08
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st 800 m 1:45.18
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9th (sf) 800 m 1:44.70
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st 800 m 1:48.87
World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 3rd 4 × 800 m relay 7:18.74
World Championships London, United Kingdom 2nd 800 m 1:44.95
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 1st 800 m 1:47.47
Athletics World Cup London, United Kingdom 2nd 800 m 1:46.98
European Championships Berlin, Germany 1st 800 m 1:44.59
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 9th (sf) 800 m 1:45.22
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 4th 800 m 1:47.23

Circuit wins, National titles

800 metres wins, other events specified in parentheses

References

  1. ^ "World indoor champion Kszczot announces retirement". World Athletics. 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  2. ^ Mateusz Skwierawski (9 August 2017). "Adam Kszczot. Za kukurydzą w prawo". wp.pl. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  3. ^ Piotr Bobakowski (9 August 2017). "Dzięki niej odrywa się od lekkoatletyki. Oto piękna żona Adama Kszczota". wp.pl. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. ^ "ME: Kszczot mistrzem! Kuciapski srebrny!". sport.tvp.pl. TVP Sport. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Men's 4 × 800 metres relay" (PDF). 2017 IAAF World Relays. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "800 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  7. ^ Marcin Górczyński (3 March 2018). "Halowe MŚ: Adam Kszczot doczekał się złota. Polak mistrzem na 800 m!". wp.pl. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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