Artur Janicki

Poland

Sport	Speed Skating
FederationID	SSPOL10102199801
NOC	Poland
Born	01 Feb 1998 in Glowno
Gender	Men

Residence	Domaniewice, POL
Occupation	Athlete
Languages	English, Polish

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	37.64	16 Jan 2021	Heerenveen
	1000m	1:13.37	26 Jan 2019	Inzell
	1500m	1:47.18	07 Feb 2020	Calgary
	5000m	6:28.30	08 Feb 2020	Calgary
	10000m	13:47.84	07 Dec 2019	Nur-Sultan

Sport Specific Information

Club / Team

UKS Blyskawica Domaniewice: Poland

General Interest

Hobbies	Cycling. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)
Memorable sporting achievement	Competing at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)
Other sports	He has competed in roller speed skating at national level in Poland. He won the M20 event [men's 19-29 age group] at the 2020 Mazury Marathon in Ruciane-Nida, Poland. (Facebook page, 10 Sep 2020; mazurskimaratonrolkowy.pl, 20 Sep 2020; wm.pl, 14 Sep 2020)

Sport Specific Information

Reason for choosing this sport

"Because I love speed." He followed his older brother Sebastian into the sport. He initially trained in short track before switching to speed skating ahead of the 2013/14 season.

General Interest

Hero / Idol

Polish speed skater Zbigniew Brodka. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)

Sport Specific Information

Name of coach	Mieczyslaw Szymajda [club]; Pawel Abratkiewicz [national], POL; Sebastian Klosinski [national], POL
When and where did you begin this sport?	He took up the sport in 2008 at age 10 in Sanok, Poland.

General Interest

Nicknames	Arczi (Athlete, 25 Nov 2019)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"As long as you fight you are the winner." (Athlete, 25 Nov 2019)

Social Media

www.facebook.com/Artur-Janicki-2271777272839409
twitter.com/ArturJanicki6

General Interest

Most influential person in career	His first coach Mieczyslaw Szymajda. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)
Ambitions	To win a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2023/2024	European Single Distances Championships	Team Pursuit	4
	2021/2022	European Single Distances Championships	Team Pursuit	4
	2019/2020	European Single Distances Championships	Team Pursuit 8 Laps	6
	2022/2023	World Single Distances Championships	Team Pursuit	6
	2023/2024	European Single Distances Championships	Mass Start	6
	2019/2020	World Single Distances Championships	Mass Start 16 Laps	6
	2020/2021	World Single Distances Championships	Team Pursuit 8 Laps	8
	2020/2021	World Single Distances Championships	Mass Start 16 Laps	8
	2018/2019	European Allround Championships	Allround	13
	2021/2022	European Single Distances Championships	Mass Start	13
	2019/2020	European Single Distances Championships	Mass Start 16 Laps	14
	2020/2021	European Allround Championships	Allround	18
	2022	Olympic Games	Mass Start	21

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	Mass Start 16 Laps	12
	2020/2021	World Cup Classification	Mass Start 16 Laps	18
	2023/2024	World Cup Classification	Mass Start	18
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	Mass Start	19
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	Mass Start	27
	2020/2021	World Cup Classification	5000m	33
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	5000/10000m	36