Krzysztof Mehlich

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Krzysztof Mehlich
Personal information
Born (1974-08-02) 2 August 1974 (age 49)
Strzelce Opolskie, Poland
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb) (1996)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Fukuoka 110 m relay

Krzysztof Jan Mehlich (born 2 August 1974 in Strzelce Opolskie[1]) is a retired Polish athlete who specialised in the sprint hurdles.[2] He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, reaching the semifinals, as well as two indoor World Championships. In addition, he won the bronze medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade.

He has personal bests of 13.40 seconds outdoors (Tallinn 1996) and 7.60 seconds indoors (Spała 1999).

His older brother, Ronald, is also a former hurdler.

Competition record[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Poland
1993 European Junior Championships San Sebastián, Spain 10th (h) 400 m hurdles 52.53
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.75
1995 Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.66
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.08
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 11th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.55
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 23rd (h) 60 m hurdles 7.87
Universiade Catania, Italy 22nd (sf) 110 m hurdles 14.44
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 17th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.89
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 10th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.65
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 8th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.71

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