Adam Piotr Kszczot (pronounced [ˈadam ˈkʂt͡ʂɔt]; born 2 September 1989) is a retired Polish middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. His achievements include silver medals at the 2015 and 2017 World Championships in Athletics, gold at the 2018 World Indoor Championships as well as silver and bronze at the 2014 and 2010 World Indoor Championships respectively. Kszczot won three gold medals in the 800 m at both the European Outdoor and Indoor Championships. He twice competed at the Olympic Games, in 2012 and 2016, narrowly missing the final on both occasions.

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Adam Kszczot

Kszczot at the 2018 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham
Personal information
Full name	Adam Piotr Kszczot
Born	(1989-09-02) 2 September 1989 (age 34) Opoczno, PPR
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 metres
Club	RKS Łódź
Coached by	Tomasz Lewandowski (2019–) Zbigniew Król (2012–2019) Stanisław Jaszczak (–2012)
Retired	2022[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	800 m: 1:43.30 (2011) Indoors 800 m: 1:44.57i NR (2012)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Poland World Championships 2015 Beijing 800 m 2017 London 800 m World Indoor Championships 2018 Birmingham 800 m 2014 Sopot 800 m 2010 Doha 800 m World Relays 2014 Nassau 4x800 m relay 2015 Nassau 4×800 m relay World Indoor Tour 2016 800 m 2018 800 m European Championships 2014 Zürich 800 m 2016 Amsterdam 800 m 2018 Berlin 800 m 2010 Barcelona 800 m European Indoor Championships 2011 Paris 800 m 2013 Gothenburg 800 m 2017 Belgrade 800 m European Team Championships 2011 Stockholm 800 m 2013 Gateshead 800 m 2019 Bydgoszcz 800 m 2014 Braunschweig 800 m 2015 Cheboksary 800 m European Athletics U23 Championships 2009 Kaunas 800 m 2011 Ostrava 800 m European Junior Championships 2007 Ljubljana 800 m

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Kszczot was the 800 m bronze medallist at the 2007 European Under-20 Championships. He took gold medals at both the 2009 and 2011 European U23 Championships. He is the Polish indoor record holder for the 800 metres. Kszczot won 13 individual national titles (indoors and out, including two 1500 metres titles).

Adam Kszczot was born and raised in Opoczno by his parents, mother Ewa - a former mathematics teacher and father Stanisław Kszczot, a carpenter. He has two sisters, Agata and Ewa. His older brother Jacek died at age 17 as a result of electric shock during agricultural work.^[2] He graduated from the Lodz University of Technology in Management. In October 2014 he married Renata (nee Borkowska).^[3] In October 2017 his wife gave birth to their son named Ignacy.

Kszczot reached the international level after competing in local and then national events. He won the bronze medal at the 2007 European Junior Championships, finished fourth at the 2008 World Junior Championships and won the 2009 European U23 Championships. He finished fourth at the 2009 European Indoor Championships and competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final.

Kszczot won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Indoor Championships and the 2010 European Championships, as well as the gold at the 2011 European Indoor Championships. He reached the final at the 2011 World Championships, finishing sixth. His outdoor personal best is 1:43.30 minutes, achieved on 10 September 2011 in Rieti.

Kszczot broke Paweł Czapiewski's 10-year-old Polish indoor record at the 2012 Meeting Pas de Calais. His time of 1:44.57 made him the third fastest indoor runner ever after Wilson Kipketer and Yuriy Borzakovskiy. Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2012-02-15). With this result Kszczot went to the 2012 World Indoor Championships as a medal favourite. However, he finished a disappointing fourth. In his Olympic debut in London he placed third in his semifinal round, failing to qualify for the final.

He started well the 2013 season by successfully defending his title at the European Indoor Championships, the first man to do so in 42 years.

On August 15, 2014 he won the men’s 800m final at the 2014 European Athletics Championships with a time of 1:44:15 after a blistering last 100m sprint.^[4]

In 2017, he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 800 metres relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays held in Nassau, Bahamas.^[5] He won the silver medal in the 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships held in London.^[6]

On March 3, 2018 Kszczot claimed his first title of World Indoor Champion in the 800 meters.^[7] He controlled the final run, the pace of which was quite slow and won with a large advantage over American Drew Windle and Spanish Saúl Ordóñez. He dedicated his gold medal to his 5-month-old son Ignacy. In August, Kszczot added the European outdoor title at the event.