Ronald Mehlich (26 September 1969 – 26 December 2023) was a Polish athlete who specialised in the sprint hurdles.[1]

Biography edit

Ronald Mehlich was born in Strzelce Opolskie on 26 September 1969. He represented his country at the 1997 World Championships, as well as two World Indoor Championships. Mehlich had personal bests of 13.44 seconds outdoors (Katowice 1997) and 7.61 seconds indoors (Valencia 1998). His younger brother, Krzysztof, is also a former hurdler. Ronald Mehlich died on 26 December 2023, at the age of 54.[2]

Competition record edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Poland
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 9th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.83
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 15th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.84
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 110 m hurdles DNF
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 10th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.76
World Championships Athens, Greece 17th (qf) 110 m hurdles 13.51
Universiade Catania, Italy 9th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.81
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 8th 60 m hurdles 7.68
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 29th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.44

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