Jakub Czaja (born 12 September 1980 in Gdańsk) is a retired Polish athlete who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase. 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 Representing 1999European Junior ChampionshipsRiga, Latvia1st3000 m s'chase8:41.912001European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands3rd (h)3000 m s'chase8:42.55Did not finish the final.UniversiadeBeijing, China2nd3000 m s'chase8:23.002002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany19th (h)3000 m s'chase8:42.252004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece38th (h)3000 m s'chase8:56.242005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland –3000 m s'chaseDNF
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)
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