Rafal Konrad Omelko ( Polish: Rafał Konrad Omelko ; born , ) is a Polish athlete specializing in 400 meters . Indoor World Champion ( 2018 ), Indoor European Champion ( 2017 ) in the 4 × 400 meter relay race, five-time medalist of the European Championship relay relay and 400 meter race. Former world record holder in the relay 4x400 meters indoors (2018). Six-time champion of Poland. Member of the 2016 Summer Olympics .
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| Full name | Rafał Konrad Omelko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 194 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | AZS-AWF Wrocław | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trainers | Marek Rye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sports career | 2008 - n. at. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 200 m | 20.96 (2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 400 m | 45.14 (2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 400 m s / b | 50.26 (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 300 m | 32.73 (2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 400 m | 46.08 (2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Grew up in the suburb of Wroclaw , a small town Krzyzanowice. From childhood, he led an active lifestyle, participated in various sports events. I tried my hand at orienteering , cross-country skiing , mountain running . However, all this was for pleasure, Rafal did not regularly engage in any sport. The first coach and, accordingly, a systematic approach, he appeared only at the end of school.
Upon admission to the Academy of Physical Culture in Wroclaw, he was noticed by Marek Rogey, who became Rafal's new mentor. Omelko's first specialization was hurdling, where he was the winner of the Polish junior championship. He was even called a possible successor to Marek Plavgo (winner of the World Cup from Poland), but things did not go further than conversation [2] . After the fiasco at the 2010 European Championships (retired in preliminary races) and due to a series of injuries, Rafal focused on smooth 400 meters [3] .
As part of the Polish team, he participated in all major tournaments. In 2013, at the European Winter Championships for the first time he participated in the relay race at the adult level. The Poles finished third, but Omelko at his stage pushed Briton Richard Buck , because of which the judges disqualified the whole team [4] .
He was part of the four who won the silver of the European Championships 2014 and 2016 .
At the European Indoor Championships 2015, he won 2 medals. In personal form, he finished third with a personal record of 46.26, and in the relay race he won silver, becoming a co-author of the Polish record (3.02.97).
In person, he became the finalist of the European Championship 2016 and the semi-finalist of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro . As part of the relay quartet, he took 7th place in Brazil.
He won two medals at the 2017 European Indoor Championships : in the 400m race he became second after Pavel Maslak (46.08, personal record), and in the relay race he became the champion of the continent (he ran at the final stage).
At the 2017 World Cup, he reached the semifinals in the individual run and took seventh place in the relay 4x400 meters in the national team of Poland. Won the Universiade bronze medal at a distance of 400 meters.
In March 2018, as part of the Polish national team, he set a new world record in the 4x400 meter relay. Together with Karol Zalevsky , Lukasz Kravchuk and Yakub Kshevina, they beat the US national team in the final of the indoor indoor championship , winning gold medals and improving their previous record by 0.36 seconds - 3.01.77 [5] . Achievement of the Polish quartet was beaten a week later at the US student championship by a team of the Texas A&M University , who covered a distance of 3.01.39 [6] .
Key Results
| Year | Tournament | Location | Discipline | A place | Result |
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| 2008 | World Junior Championship | Bydgoszcz , Poland | relay race 4 × 400 m | 5th | 3.08.65 |
| 2010 | European Team Championship | Bergen , Norway | 400 m s / b | 9th | 52.70 |
| Europe championship | Barcelona , Spain | 400 m s / b | 24th (forget) | 52,54 | |
| 2011 | European Youth Championship | Ostrava , Czech Republic | relay race 4 × 400 m | 2nd (forget) | 3.05.96 |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championship | Gothenburg , Sweden | relay race 4 × 400 m | - | Dq |
| European Team Championship | Gateshead , UK | relay race 4 × 400 m | 3rd | 3.06.18 | |
| Universiade | Kazan , Russia | 400 m | 4th | 45.69 | |
| World Championship | Moscow , Russia | relay race 4 × 400 m | 7th (forget) | 3.01.73 | |
| 2014 | Indoor World Championship | Sopot , Poland | 400 m | 9th (1/2) | 46.94 |
| relay race 4 × 400 m | 4th | 3.04.39 | |||
| World Relay Championship | Nassau , Bahamas | relay race 4 × 400 m | 19th (forget) | 3.05.16 | |
| European Team Championship | Braunschweig , Germany | 400 m | 4th | 46.21 | |
| relay race 4 × 400 m | 5th | 3.03.93 | |||
| Europe championship | Zurich , Switzerland | 400 m | 20th (1/2) | 46.69 | |
| relay race 4 × 400 m | 2nd | 2.59.85 | |||
| 2015 | European Indoor Championship | Prague , Czech Republic | 400 m | 3rd | 46.26 |
| relay race 4 × 400 m | 2nd | 3.02.97 | |||
| World Relay Championship | Nassau , Bahamas | relay race 4 × 400 m | 9th | 3.03,23 | |
| European Team Championship | Cheboksary , Russia | relay race 4 × 400 m | 3rd | 3.01.24 | |
| Universiade | Gwangju , South Korea | 400 m | 13th (1/2) | 46.62 | |
| relay race 4 × 400 m | 3rd | 3.07.77 | |||
| World Championship | Beijing China | relay race 4 × 400 m | 11th (forget) | 3.00.72 | |
| 2016 | Europe championship | Amsterdam , Netherlands | 400 m | 6th | 45.67 |
| relay race 4 × 400 m | 2nd | 3.01.18 | |||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil | 400 m | 19th (1/2) | 45.28 | |
| relay race 4 × 400 m | 7th | 3.00.50 | |||
| 2017 | European Indoor Championship | Belgrade , Serbia | 400 m | 2nd | 46.08 |
| relay race 4 × 400 m | 1st | 3.06,99 | |||
| World Relay Championship | Nassau , Bahamas | relay race 4 × 200 m | 9th (forget) | 1.24.78 | |
| relay race 4 × 400 m | 11th | 3.07.89 | |||
| relay race 4 × 400 m (mixed) | 4th | 3.22.26 | |||
| European Team Championship | Lille , France | 400 m | 2nd | 45.53 | |
| relay race 4 × 400 m | 4th | 3.03.86 | |||
| World Championship | London , UK | 400 m | 18th (1/2) | 45.37 | |
| relay race 4 × 400 m | 7th | 3.01.59 | |||
| Universiade | Taipei , Chinese Taipei | 400 m | 3rd | 45.56 | |
| relay race 4 × 400 m | - (forget) | DNF | |||
| 2018 | Indoor World Championship | Birmingham , UK | 400 m | 8th (1/2) | 46.39 |
| relay race 4 × 400 m | 1st | 3.01.77 |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 IAAF Athlete Database
- ↑ Rafał Omelko - płotkarz z pasjami. Następca Marka Plawgo?
- ↑ Rafał Omelko: Po ulicy biegałem "na żywca"
- ↑ GB men disqualified and then REINSTATED as 400m relay winners ... and Shakes-Drayton brings baton home for women
- ↑ Report: men's 4x400m final - IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018
- ↑ 4x400m Relay World record changes second time in one week
Links
- Rafal Omelko's profile on the 2016 Olympics website