Maciej Lepiato

The Jumper [because he trains for the high jump and the long jump] (Athlete, 24 Apr 2012)

Going to the cinema, listening to music, fishing, picking mushrooms. (Facebook page, 12 Sep 2018)

Winning gold in the T46 high jump at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2017)

His family. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2017)

Polish high jumper Artur Partyka, Italian high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi, Polish Para and able-bodied table tennis player Natalia Partyka. (interia.pl, 09 Mar 2018; Athlete, 21 Jul 2017)

In June 2019 he tore his Achilles tendon during a competition. As a result, he missed the 2019 World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (interia.pl, 05 Jul 2019)

An injury to his left foot disrupted his training ahead of the 2017 World Championships in London, England. (wyborcza.pl, 25 Jul 2017)

He was sidelined for three months in 2011 with a left foot injury. (Athlete, 24 Apr 2012)

In 2010 he injured his right heel and was out of action for seven months. (Athlete, 24 Apr 2012)

"Do what you love and what makes you smile." (Athlete, 21 Jul 2017)

He and Para swimmer Joanna Mendak were named flag bearers for Poland for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (wyborcza.pl, 15 Jul 2021)

In 2016 he was presented with the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Rebirth of Poland in recognition of his performance at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (prezydent.pl, 05 Oct 2016)

He was named the 2012 Discovery of the Year by a Polish national sports review poll. (oczygorzowa.pl, 12 Mar 2013)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (MrMichalPol YouTube channel, 25 Aug 2018; echogorzowa.pl, 28 Jun 2018)

He was born with left club foot. He has muscle atrophy in his lower leg and calf, and almost no range of motion in the ankle joint. (gazetalubuska.pl, 19 Sep 2012)