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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
B3
Guide
Jakub Twardowski
Further personal information
Family
Wife Beata, daughter Weronika, son Sebastian
Residence
Poland
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Polish
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 1985 in elementary school in Klimkowka, Poland.
Why this sport?
One of his teachers encouraged him to try Nordic skiing.
Club / Team
PK Podkarpackie: Przemysl, POL
Name of coach
Wieslaw Cemda [national]; Jakub Twardowski [personal]
Training Regime
He trains for up to 20 hours per week.
International debut
Year
2014
Competing for
Poland
General interest
Hobbies
Woodworking. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2022)
Memorable sporting achievement
His performances at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2022)
Most influential person in career
Guide Jakub Twardowski. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2022)
Hero / Idol
Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjorndalen. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2022)
Other sports
He competed in both cross-country skiing and biathlon at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Dec 2021)
Famous relatives
His son Sebastian won a cross-country skiing title at the 2019 Polish National Ski Games for Children and Youth. (Facebook profile, 18 Mar 2021; Primary School Jana Pawla II in Klimkowka Facebook page, 18 Mar 2019)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. (Facebook profile, 08 Aug 2021)
Impairment
At age 30 he was diagnosed with macular degeneration, which has caused gradual loss of his vision. He has four siblings, and three of them have the same condition. (Athlete, 08 Mar 2018; paralympic.org.pl, 01 Dec 2017)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Middle Distance VI | Final | 2017-02-11 | 11 | |
| Men's Sprint - Free Style VI | Final | 2017-02-12 | 14 | |
| Men's Long Distance VI | Final | 2017-02-14 | 9 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 7.5km Visual Impaired | Final | 2018-03-10 | 16 | |
| Men's 20km Free Visual Impaired | Final | 2018-03-12 | 9 | |
| Men's 12.5km Visual Impaired | Final | 2018-03-13 | 12 | |
| Men's 1.5km Sprint Classic Visual Impaired | Final | 2018-03-14 | 10 | |
| Men's 15km Visual Impaired | Final | 2018-03-16 | 9999 | |
| Men's 10km Classic Visual Impaired | Final | 2018-03-17 | 9 | |
| 4x2.5km Open Relay | Final | 2018-03-18 | 9 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Middle Distance - Free Style VI | Final | 2019-02-17 | 10 | |
| Men's Sprint - Free Style VI | Final | 2019-02-18 | 9 | |
| Men's Sprint VI | Final | 2019-02-20 | 10 | |
| Men's Long Distance VI | Final | 2019-02-21 | 9 | |
| Open Relay | Final | 2019-02-23 | 5 | |
| Men's Long Distance - Classic VI | Final | 2019-02-24 | 7 |