Adam Piotr Kszczot 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.
Kszczot at the 2018 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham
Kszczot at the 2013 European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg.
Kszczot (R) won the silver medal behind only world record holder David Rudisha (L) at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing.
Adam Kszczot celebrates his silver at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics held in London.
The 800 metres, or meters, is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the first modern games in 1896. During the winter track season the event is usually run by completing four laps of an indoor 200-metre track.
Men's 800 metres final in Daegu 2011.