Jakub Czaja
Appearance
Jakub Czaja (born 12 September 1980 in Gdańsk) is a retired Polish athlete who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[1] He represented his country at the 2004 Summer Olympics failing to qualify for the final. His biggest success is the silver medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade.
Competition record
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing | |||||
1999 | European Junior Championships | Riga, Latvia | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:41.91 |
2001 | European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3rd (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:42.55[2] |
Universiade | Beijing, China | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:23.00 | |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 19th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:42.25 |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 38th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:56.24 |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | – | 3000 m s'chase | DNF |
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- 1500 metres – 3:44.19 (Kraków 2003)
- 3000 metres – 7:53.92 (Warsaw 2004)
- 5000 metres – 13:46.53 (Firenze 2005)
- 10,000 metres – 28:56.50 (Międzyzdroje 2005)
- 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:17.49 (Paris Saint-Denis 2005)
Indoor
- 1500 metres – 3:47.42 (Spała 2004)
- 3000 metres – 8:03.53 (Spała 2002)
References
[edit]- ^ Jakub Czaja at World Athletics
- ^ Did not finish the final.
Categories:
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Polish male steeplechase runners
- Polish male long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Poland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes from Gdańsk
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Poland
- Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century Polish sportspeople
- 21st-century Polish sportsmen
- Polish Athletics Championships winners
- Polish athletics biography stubs