 Kiljan in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 December 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 60m hurdles: 7.59 (2024) 110m hurdles: 13.43 (2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Krzysztof Kiljan (born 30 December 1999) is a Polish hurdler. [1]
In March 2023, he finished sixth in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2023 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul. That summer, he lowered his 110m hurdles personal best to 13.43 seconds. [2]
He reached the semi finals in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. [3] [4]
He competed at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. [5] Later that month he finished third at the Polish Athletics Championships. In July 2024, he qualified by ranking for the 2024 Paris Olympics. [6]
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