Adrian Wielgat
Poland
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSPOL11002199301 | |
| NOC | Poland | |
| Born | 10 Feb 1993
in  Elblag | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Elblag, POL | |
| Languages | English, Polish | |
| Family | Wife Wioletta, son Oskar [2017] |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 36.76 | 25 Nov 2017 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:11.15 | 25 Nov 2017 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:48.07 | 22 Oct 2016 |  Inzell |
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| 5000m | 6:19.10 | 01 Dec 2017 | Calgary |
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| 10000m | 13:40.22 | 19 Nov 2017 |  Stavanger |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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| European Single Distances Championships | Event | |||||
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European Single Distances Championships
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| Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 1 | |||||
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/adrian.wielgat |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Competing at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang and winning bronze in team pursuit at the 2018 European Championships in Kolomna, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2018; pzls.pl, 18 Apr 2020) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began speed skating in 2004 in Elblag, Poland. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Per aspera ad astra." [Through hardship to the stars] (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019) | |
| Most influential person in career | Polish speed skater Zbigniew Brodka. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019) | |
| Hero / Idol | Polish speed skater Zbigniew Brodka. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019) | |
| Other information | RETIREMENT In April 2020 he announced his retirement from speed skating. "The decision to end my career was not easy, it was no taken in five minutes. When you are constantly travelling, you don't have influence on things going on at home. It's painful. With the Olympic Winter Games getting closer, the tempo would be even higher, so I would be at home only few days. I want to calm down, enjoy daily routine and stop living in a constant rush. I want to be at home and finally spend time with my family." (tvp.pl, 18 Apr 2020) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 16 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 20 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 5000m | 22 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 39 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 39 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 40 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 48 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 49 | |||