Jakub Czaja
{{short description|Polish steeplechase runner}}
Jakub Czaja (born 12 September 1980 in Gdańsk) is a retired Polish athlete who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase.{{World Athletics}} He represented his country at the 2004 Summer Olympics failing to qualify for the final. His biggest success is the silver medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade.
Competition record
| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |
| colspan="6"|Representing {{POL}} |
|---|
| 1999
|European Junior Championships |bgcolor=gold|1st |3000 m s'chase |8:41.91 |
| rowspan=2|2001
|3rd (h) |3000 m s'chase |
| Universiade
|bgcolor=silver|2nd |3000 m s'chase |
| 2002
|19th (h) |3000 m s'chase |
| 2004
|38th (h) |3000 m s'chase |
| 2005
| – |3000 m s'chase |DNF |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 1500 metres – 3:44.19 (Kraków 2003)
- 3000 metres – 7:53.92 (Warsaw 2004)
- 5000 metres – 13:46.53 (Firenze 2005)
- 10,000 metres – 28:56.50 (Międzyzdroje 2005)
- 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:17.49 (Paris Saint-Denis 2005)
Indoor
- 1500 metres – 3:47.42 (Spała 2004)
- 3000 metres – 8:03.53 (Spała 2002)
References
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Category:Polish male steeplechase runners
Category:Polish male long-distance runners
Category:Olympic athletes for Poland
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Poland
Category:Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade
Category:20th-century Polish sportsmen
Category:21st-century Polish sportsmen
Category:Polish Athletics Championships winners
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