Piotr Michalski
Poland
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSPOL12707199401 | |
| NOC | Poland | |
| Born | 27 Jul 1994
in  Sanok | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Sanok, POL | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | English, Polish | |
| Family | Partner Natalia Maliszewska |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 34.18 | 10 Dec 2021 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:07.13 | 12 Dec 2021 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:52.78 | 26 Oct 2012 |  Inzell |
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| 5000m | 7:15.25 | 16 Dec 2012 | Zakopane |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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| World Sprint Championships | Event | |||||
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World Sprint Championships
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| Team Sprint | 1 | |||||
| European Single Distances Championships | Event | |||||
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European Single Distances Championships
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| 500m | 1 | |||||
| Team Sprint | 1 | 2 | ||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | SKL Gornik Sanok: Poland |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/piotrmichalski01/ |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Following Formula One, photography, music. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Artur Was [national], POL |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold in the 500m at the 2022 European Single Distances Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands, and placing fourth in the 1000m and fifth in the 500m at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) | |
| Most influential person in career | Canadian speed skater and coach Jeremy Wotherspoon. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) | |
| Hero / Idol | Polish Formula One driver Robert Kubica, Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna, US basketball player Kobe Bryant. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "It's just sport." (Athlete, 16 Nov 2019) "Enjoy the good, learn from the bad." (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) |
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| Other information | FURTHER EDUCATION He has studied computer programming at a technical college in Sanok, Poland. (Athlete, 09 Nov 2017) |
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| Famous relatives | His partner Natalia Maliszewska has represented Poland in short track. She competed at the Olympic Winter Games in 2018 and 2022. (Facebook profile, 16 Sep 2022; SportsDeskOnline, 10 Nov 2022) | |
| Nicknames | Piochi [given to him by Canadian speed skater Jeremy Wotherspoon]. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | His physical education teacher was also a coach at a speed skating club, and encouraged him to try the sport. | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating in 2004 in Sanok, Poland. |
Social Media
Social Media
| twitter.com/mic_piotr |
General Interest
General Interest
| Awards and honours | He was Poland's flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (sportowefakty.wp.pl, 20 Feb 2022) | |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | "I do everything from the right side first." (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) | |
| Ambitions | To win a medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Sprint Championships | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 4 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 1000m | 4 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 5 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Sprint | 5 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | 500m | 5 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 500m | 5 | |||
| 2018/2019 | European Sprint Championships | Overall | 6 | |||
| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 6 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 6 | |||
| 2020/2021 | European Sprint Championships | Overall | 7 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 7 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 8 | |||
| 2016/2017 | European Sprint Championships | Overall | 8 | |||
| 2022/2023 | European Sprint Championships | Overall | 7 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 9 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 10 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 11 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | 500m | 11 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 12 | |||
| 2017/2018 | European Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 12 | |||
| 2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | 500m | 13 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 15 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 16 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 16 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 16 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 16 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 17 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 17 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 18 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Single Distances Championships | 2 x 500m | 18 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 18 | |||
| 2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 19 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 20 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 21 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 22 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 1000m | 31 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 500m | 33 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2022/2023 | Calgary, AB | Team Sprint | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Quebec, QC | Team Sprint | 1 | |||
| 2017/2018 | Minsk | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Heerenveen | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Quebec, QC | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Heerenveen | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Stavanger | Team Sprint | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 4 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 10 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 11 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 15 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 16 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 18 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 18 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 23 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 24 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 24 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 25 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 26 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 27 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 30 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 32 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 32 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 36 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 36 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 44 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 55 | |||