Kinga Królik

Polish steeplechase runner (born 1999)

2016 Polish U18s
• 2000m s'chase, 1st
2018 Polish U20s
• 2000m s'chase, 1st
• 1500m, 1st
2018 Polish Champs
• 1500m, 12th
2019 Polish U23s
• 1500m, 5th
• 3000m s'chase, 3rd
2019 Polish Champs
• 1500m, 10th
2021 Polish Indoors
• 3000m, 2nd
2021 Polish Champs
• 3000m s'chase, 3rd
• 5000m, DNF
2021 Polish U23s
• 3000m s'chase, 1st
• 1500m, 5th
2022 Polish Indoors
• 1500m, 6th
• 3000m, 2nd
2022 Polish Champs
• 10,000m, 4th
2022 Polish Champs
• 3000m s'chase, 1st
2023 Polish Champs
• 3000m s'chase, 2nd

Personal best(s)

3000mSC:

9:31.84 (2023)

2000mSC:

6:10.50 (2023)

Medal record

Women's athletics

Representing Poland
European U23 Championships
	2021 Tallinn	3000 m steeplechase

Updated on 15 January 2024.

Kinga Królik (born 26 September 1999) is a Polish steeplechase runner. She won the silver medal in the steeplechase at the 2021 European U23 Championships.

Biography

Krolik is from Pabianice, Poland, where she competes representing the UKS Azymut Pabianice club.^[2]^[3]

Królik saw her first international success at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships, taking the silver medal in the steeplechase behind Flavie Renouard.^[2] She was in 2nd place at the halfway point as France led early on, but with 800 metres to go three French women took to the lead pack alongside Królik. On the final lap, Królik took the lead running at 19.1 kilometres per hour (11.9 mph) soon before Renouard surged ahead, leaving Królik to settle for silver.^[2] Her medal was said to be the greatest athletics success by a woman from Pabianice since Jadwiga Wajs.^[2]

By virtue of winning the 2022 Polish Athletics Championships, Królik won her first global championship berth at the 2022 World Athletics Championships steeplechase. She ran 9:44.74 in her heat, placing 36th overall and not qualifying for the finals.^[4]

Królik ran her personal best of 9:31.84 to finish runner-up at the 2023 Polish Athletics Championships.^[5]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event	Mark	Place	Competition	Venue	Date	Ref
3000 metres steeplechase	9:31.84		Polish Athletics Championships	Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland	27 July 2023	^[1]
2000 metres steeplechase	6:10.50		Volksbank Trier-Flutlichtmeeting	Trier, Germany	8 September 2023	^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kinga Królik at Tilastopaja (registration required)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Zrobiła to! Kinga Królik młodzieżową wicemistrzynią Europy! | Życie Pabianic". Życie Pabianic - portal informacyjny (in Polish). 10 July 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b "97. PZLA Mistrzostwa Polski" (PDF) (in Polish).
^ "Eugene: Kinga Królik odpada". Bieganie.pl (in Polish). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
^ "Jednej siostrze dała radę, drugiej nie. Kinga Królik wicemistrzynią Polski w biegu na 3.000 metrów! | Życie Pabianic". Życie Pabianic - portal informacyjny (in Polish). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.