Krzysztof Mehlich Explained

Krzysztof Mehlich
Birth Date:2 August 1974
Birth Place:Strzelce Opolskie, Poland
Height:1.90 m
Weight:79 kg (1996)
Sport:Track and field
Event:110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles

Krzysztof Jan Mehlich (born 2 August 1974 in Strzelce Opolskie[1]) is a retired Polish athlete who specialised in the sprint hurdles. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, reaching the semifinals, as well as two indoor World Championships. In addition, he won the bronze medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade.

He has personal bests of 13.40 seconds outdoors (Tallinn 1996) and 7.60 seconds indoors (Spała 1999). His older brother, Ronald, is also a former hurdler.

Competition record

Representing
1993European Junior ChampionshipsSan Sebastián, Spain10th (h)400 m hurdles52.53
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:08.75
1995UniversiadeFukuoka, Japan3rd110 m hurdles13.66
6th4 × 400 m relay3:05.08
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States11th (sf)110 m hurdles13.55
1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France23rd (h)60 m hurdles7.87
UniversiadeCatania, Italy22nd (sf)110 m hurdles14.44
1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary17th (h)110 m hurdles13.89
1999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan10th (h)60 m hurdles7.65
2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria8th (sf)60 m hurdles7.71

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111658/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/krzysztof-mehlich-1.html Sports-Reference profile