Dariusz Kowaluk

Dariusz Kowaluk

Dariusz Kowaluk in 2021
Personal information
Born	(1996-04-16) 16 April 1996 (age 28) Włodawa, Poland[1]
Education	Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw[2]
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
Club	MKS Żak Biała Podlaska AZS-AWF Warszawa[3]
Coached by	Janusz Wilczek Andrzej Wołkowycki
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Poland Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 4×400 m mixed Summer Universiade 2019 Naples 4×400 m relay European Athletics U23 Championships 2017 Bydgoszcz 4×400 m relay

Dariusz Kowaluk (born 16 April 1996) is a Polish sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[4] Kowaluk was born to Teresa and Miroslaw[5] in Wlodawa in the Lublin region.[6] He won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2017 European U23 Championships as well as gold in the mixed 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.

Kowaluk was a student of journalism at Cardinal Stefan Wyszński University in Warsaw. During his studies he was able to train between classes as his training ground was close to the university.[7]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Poland
2015	European Junior Championships	Eskilstuna, Sweden	8th	400 m	47.90
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.40
2017	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	12th (sf)	400 m	46.74
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.22
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	–	4 × 400 m relay	DNF
2018	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.16
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	15th (h)	400 m	46.18
			5th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.75
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.40
	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	7th (B)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.91
	Universiade	Naples, Italy	11th (sf)	400 m	46.77
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.35
2021	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	9th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.04
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	5th	4 × 400 m relay	2:58.46
			1st	4 × 400 m mixed relay	3:10.44 [n 1]

1. Time from the heats; Kowaluk was replaced in the final.

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.57 (+1.1 m/s, Szczecin 2018)
• 200 metres – 20.95 (+0.8 m/s, Szczecin 2018)
• 400 metres – 46.06 (Lublin 2018)

Indoor

• 200 metres – 21.71 (Spała 2018)
• 400 metres – 46.95 (Toruń 2018)

References

1. "Kowaluk wicemistrzem Polski" (in Polish). Słowo Podlasia. Retrieved 20 October 2018.^[permanent dead link‍]
2. "2017 Universiade bio". Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
3. "PZLA profile". PZLA. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
4. Dariusz Kowaluk at World Athletics
5. "Nasz mistrz olimpijski Dariusz Kowaluk uhonorowany" (in Polish). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
6. "Mistrz olimpijski studiuje na Bielanach. 'Medal napędza do pracy'". tustolica.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
7. "Mistrz olimpijski studiuje na Bielanach. 'Medal napędza do pracy'". tustolica.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 July 2024.

External links

• Dariusz Kowaluk at World Athletics
• Dariusz Kowaluk at European Athletics
• Dariusz Kowaluk at the Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki (in Polish)
• Dariusz Kowaluk at Olympedia (archive)
• Dariusz Kowaluk at Olympics.com
• Dariusz Kowaluk at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (in Polish)