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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
H3
Further personal information
Family
Wife Jadwiga, two children
Residence
Kraków, POL
Languages
Polish
Sport specific information
Why this sport?
"Sport has been always present in my life. In high school I got involved in cycling and I wanted to do mountain bike for life, but then I had my accident. I never blamed sport, so after the accident I wanted to return to cycling."
Club / Team
IKS Druga Strona Sportu Krakow: Poland
General interest
Memorable sporting achievement
Representing Poland in alpine skiing at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (tvp.pl, 12 May 2020)
Most influential person in career
His family. (tvp.pl, 12 May 2020)
Other sports
He competed in alpine skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games in 2010 and 2014. (SportsDeskOnline, 20 Aug 2021; jaslo4u.pl, 08 Aug 2012)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (tvp.pl, 12 May 2020)
Impairment
He has paraplegia as the result of a mountain bike accident in 2002. (dziennikpolski24.pl, 21 Mar 2013; Vancouver, 21 Mar 2010)
Other information
CHANGE OF SPORT
He represented Poland in alpine skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games in 2010 and 2014. "Now I am mostly focused on cycling. Para skiing is something extra, more recreational now. I like it but it's impossible to combine these two totally different sports at a high level. I chose cycling because it has been always in my life and I have always enjoyed it. (tvp.pl, 12 May 2020)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He is co-founder of the Druga Strona Sportu sports club, which is based in Krakow, Poland. The club's aim is to provide facilities for people with an impairment to get involved in sport. (pelnosprawniwsporcie.pl, 04 Apr 2013)
He represented Poland in alpine skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games in 2010 and 2014. "Now I am mostly focused on cycling. Para skiing is something extra, more recreational now. I like it but it's impossible to combine these two totally different sports at a high level. I chose cycling because it has been always in my life and I have always enjoyed it. (tvp.pl, 12 May 2020)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He is co-founder of the Druga Strona Sportu sports club, which is based in Krakow, Poland. The club's aim is to provide facilities for people with an impairment to get involved in sport. (pelnosprawniwsporcie.pl, 04 Apr 2013)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Slalom Sitting | Final Round | 27 | ||
| Men's Giant Slalom Sitting | Final Round | 9999 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Slalom Sitting | Final Round | 2014-03-13 | 9999 | |
| Men's Giant Slalom Sitting | Final Round | 2014-03-15 | 20 |