Krzysztof Mehlich

Krzysztof Mehlich
Personal information
Born (1974-08-02) 2 August 1974
Strzelce Opolskie, Poland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb) (1996)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles

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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Poland
1993 European Junior Championships San Sebastián, Spain 10th (h) 400 m hurdles 52.53
3rd 4x400 m relay 3:08.75
1995 Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.66
6th 4x400 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
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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