Olga Piotrowska
Poland
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSPOL20410199901 | |
| NOC | Poland | |
| Born | 04 Oct 1999
in  Tomaszów Mazowiecki | |
| Gender | Women |
| Residence | Tomaszów Mazowiecki, POL | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student | |
| Languages | English, German, Polish | |
| Family | Husband Jakub Piotrowski | |
| Higher education | Physical Education - Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education: Katowice, POL | |
| Other names | Olga Kaczmarek |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 40.10 | 28 Feb 2024 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki |
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| 1000m | 1:19.37 | 09 Oct 2021 |  Inzell |
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| 1500m | 2:00.94 | 10 Oct 2021 | Inzell |
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| 3000m | 4:16.88 | 09 Dec 2022 |  Calgary |
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| 5000m | 8:03.14 | 22 Nov 2020 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | AZS AWF Katowice: Poland |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Cooking, baking. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) | |
| Famous relatives | Her husband Jakub Piotrowski has represented Poland in speed skating, including at the 2023 European Sprint Championships in Hamar, Norway. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Oct 2023; Facebook profile, 29 Jul 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Pawel Abratkiewicz [national], POL; Krzysztof Niedzwiedzki, POL |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/olga.kaczmarek.144 |
General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | In 2023 she was dealing with an ankle injury. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) During her sporting career she has been sidelined for two months with cardiac arrhythmia and for three weeks due to nose surgery. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) |
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| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | She makes the sign of the cross before competing. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning the 500m and 1000m titles at the 2018 Polish Junior Championships in Sanok, and competing at a World Cup event and the world championships for the first time. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | A physical education teacher encouraged her to begin speed skating. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Her father, and her husband Jakub. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She took up the sport at age 13 at school. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Nicknames | Oldzix (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Hard work and patience." (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit | 6 | |||
| 2022/2023 | European Allround Championships | Allround | 14 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | Mass Start | 15 | |||
| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 18 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start | 23 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 11 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 27 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 3000/5000m | 38 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 50 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 3000/5000m | 51 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 52 | |||