Rafał Omelko

Rafał Omelko

Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1989-01-18) January 18, 1989 Wrocław, Poland
Education	Academy of Physical Education[1]
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	Sprints
Club	AZS AWF Wrocław
Coached by	Marek Rożej
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Poland European Championships 2016 Amsterdam 4x400 m 2014 Zürich 4x400 m European Indoor Championships 2015 Prague 4×400 m relay 2015 Prague 400 m

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
Representing  Poland
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	5th	4x400 m relay	3:08.65
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	24th (h)	400 m hurdles	52.54
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	2nd†	4x400m relay	3:05.96 (h)†
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	–	4x400 m relay	DQ
	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	4th	400 m	45.69
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	7th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:01.73
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	9th (sf)	400 m	46.94
			4th	4x400 m relay	3:04.39
	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	19th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:05.16
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	21st (sf)	400 m	46.69
			3rd	4 x 400 m relay	2:59.85
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	3rd	400 m	46.26
			2nd	4 x 400 m relay	3:02.97
	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	9th	4x400 m relay	3:03.23
	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	13th (sf)	400 m	46.62
			3rd	4x400 m relay	3:07.77
	World Championships	Beijing, China	11th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:00.72
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	6th	400 m	45.67
			2nd	4x400 m relay	3:01.18
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	19th (sf)	400 m	45.28
			7th	4x400 m relay	3:00.50

^†: Competed only in heat.

References