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Rafał Omelko
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| Nationality |  Polish |
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| Born | (1989-01-18) January 18, 1989 (age 35)
Wrocław, Poland |
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| Education | Academy of Physical Education[1] |
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| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
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| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
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| Sport | Running |
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| Event | Sprints |
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| Club | AZS AWF Wrocław |
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Rafał Omelko (Polish pronunciation: [ˈrafaw ɔˈmɛlkɔ]; born 16 January 1989) is a Polish athlete specialising in the 400 metres.[2] He has won two medals in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships.
Career
Omelko finished fourth at the 2013 Summer Universiade and reached the semifinals at the 2014 World Indoor Championships.
His personal bests in the event are 45.14 seconds outdoors (2016) and 46.26 indoors (2015).
Omelko and his teammates qualified to the 4 × 400 metres relay final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Competition record
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
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| Representing Poland
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| 2008
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World Junior Championships
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Bydgoszcz, Poland
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5th
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4x400 m relay
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3:08.65
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| 2010
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European Championships
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Barcelona, Spain
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24th (h)
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400 m hurdles
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52.54
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| 2011
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European U23 Championships
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Ostrava, Czech Republic
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2nd†
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4x400m relay
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3:05.96 (h)†
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| 2013
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European Indoor Championships
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Gothenburg, Sweden
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–
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4x400 m relay
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DQ
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| Universiade
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Kazan, Russia
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4th
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400 m
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45.69
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| World Championships
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Moscow, Russia
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7th (h)
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4x400 m relay
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3:01.73
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| 2014
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World Indoor Championships
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Sopot, Poland
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9th (sf)
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400 m
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46.94
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| 4th
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4x400 m relay
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3:04.39
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| IAAF World Relays
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Nassau, Bahamas
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19th (h)
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4x400 m relay
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3:05.16
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| European Championships
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Zürich, Switzerland
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21st (sf)
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400 m
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46.69
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| 3rd
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4 x 400 m relay
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2:59.85
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| 2015
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European Indoor Championships
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Prague, Czech Republic
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3rd
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400 m
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46.26
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| 2nd
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4 x 400 m relay
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3:02.97
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| IAAF World Relays
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Nassau, Bahamas
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9th
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4x400 m relay
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3:03.23
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| Universiade
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Gwangju, South Korea
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13th (sf)
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400 m
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46.62
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| 3rd
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4x400 m relay
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3:07.77
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| World Championships
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Beijing, China
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11th (h)
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4x400 m relay
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3:00.72
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| 2016
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European Championships
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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6th
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400 m
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45.67
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| 2nd
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4x400 m relay
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3:01.18
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†: Competed only in heat.
References
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