Jan Szymański Biography
Jan Marek Szymański (pronounced ; born 2 March 1989) is a Polish speed skater. He is the current holder of the Polish records in 3000 and 5000 metres.
Speed skating
In speed skating at the 2013 Winter Universiade, Szymański, who is a student at the University School of Physical Education in Poznań, won the gold medal in both the 1500 and 5000 meters.
Jan won the bronze medal at the 2018 European Speed Skating Championships in Kolomna in the Team pursuit event together with his fellow team mates Zbigniew Bródka and Adrian Wielgat.
Olympic Games
At the 2013 World Single Distance Championships in Sochi, Russia, Szymański won the bronze medal in the men's team pursuit together with Zbigniew Bródka and Konrad Niedźwiedzki. The same result was reached at the 2014 Winter Olympics at the same venue.
Personal records
Personal life
Szymański's fiancée Luiza Złotkowska is also a speed skater.
References
External links
- Jan Szymański in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Jan Szymański at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Jan Szymański at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Jan Szymański at Olympics.com
- Jan Szymański at Olympedia
- Jan Szymański at the Polish Olympic Committee (archived) (in Polish)