Kinga Królik

Personal information
Nationality	Poland
Born	26 September 1999 (1999-09-26) (age 25)[1]
Home town	Pabianice[2]
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	3000 metres steeplechase 2000 metres steeplechase
Club	UKS Azymut Pabianice[3]
Achievements and titles
National finals	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.

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]

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]

• Kinga Królik at World Athletics
• Kinga Królik at European Athletics
• Kinga Królik at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
• Kinga Królik at Olympics.com
• Kinga Królik at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (in Polish)
• Kinga Królik at the Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki (in Polish)