Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Impaired range of motion
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
T44, F44
Further personal information
Family
Wife Dominika, son Filip
Residence
Gorzów Wielkopolski, POL
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
English, Polish
Higher education
Physical Education - Academy of Physical Education [AWF]: Gorzów Wielkopolski, POL
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up Para athletics in 2005 in Strzelce Krajenskie, Poland.
Why this sport?
His high school physical education teacher referred him to an athletics coach.
Club / Team
START Gorzow Wielkopolski: Poland
Name of coach
Zbigniew Lewkowicz [club, national], POL
International debut
Year
2011
Competing for
Poland
Tournament
World Championships
Location
Christchurch, NZL
General interest
Nicknames
The Jumper [because he trains for the high jump and the long jump] (Athlete, 24 Apr 2012)
Hobbies
Going to the cinema, listening to music, fishing, picking mushrooms. (Facebook page, 12 Sep 2018)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold in the T46 high jump at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2017)
Most influential person in career
His family. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2017)
Hero / Idol
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)
Injuries
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)
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)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Do what you love and what makes you smile." (Athlete, 21 Jul 2017)
Awards and honours
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)
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)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (MrMichalPol YouTube channel, 25 Aug 2018; echogorzowa.pl, 28 Jun 2018)
Impairment
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)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's High Jump F44/46 | Final | 2011-01-27 | 1 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's High Jump F46 | Final Round | 2012-09-08 | 1 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's High Jump T42/44 | Final 1 | 2013-07-20 | 1 | |
Men's Long Jump T44 | Final 1 | 2013-07-24 | 3 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's Long Jump T44 | Final 1 | 2015-10-23 | 10 | |
Men's High Jump T44 | Final 1 | 2015-10-30 | 1 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's High Jump T44 | Final Round | 2016-09-12 | 1 | |
Men's Long Jump T44 | Final Round | 2016-09-17 | 11 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's High Jump T44 | Final 1 | 2017-07-22 | 1 |