Gawel Oficjalski
Poland
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSPOL10712199801 | |
| NOC | Poland | |
| Born | 07 Dec 1998 | |
| Gender | Men |
| Higher education | Management - Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education: Katowice, POL | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | English, Polish | |
| Residence | Warsaw, POL | |
| Family | Partner Iga Wojtasik |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 35.92 | 19 Nov 2022 |  Heerenveen |
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| 1000m | 1:12.68 | 18 Oct 2019 |  Inzell |
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| 1500m | 1:53.39 | 09 Mar 2018 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 5000m | 7:31.60 | 27 Oct 2017 |  Tomaszów Mazowiecki |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | AZS AWF Katowice: Poland |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Music, technology. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023) | |
| Other sports | He represented Poland in roller speed skating at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw, Poland. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Nov 2022) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | "In the beginning I did roller speed skating in the summer season and ice skating in the winter season. In the third grade of junior high school, I decided to focus 100% on ice skating." | |
| Name of coach | Pawel Abratkiewicz [national], POL; Artur Was [national], POL | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating at age 10. He decided to focus on ice speed skating over roller speed skating when he was in the third grade of junior high school. |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/gawel.oficjalski |
General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | He sustained a leg muscle injury during the 2016/17 season. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023) | |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | He does breathing exercises before he competes. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Placing ninth in the 500m at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. (Athlete, 13 Feb 2023) | |
| Famous relatives | His partner Iga Wojtasik has represented Poland in speed skating on the World Cup circuit. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Nov 2023; Iga Wojtasik Instagram profile, 03 Jun 2023) |
Social Media
Social Media
| twitter.com/GaweOficjalski |
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 51 | |||