Szymon Palka

Poland

Sport	Speed Skating
FederationID	SSPOL11403199701
NOC	Poland
Born	14 Mar 1997 in Zakopane
Gender	Men

Occupation	Athlete
Languages	English, Polish
Higher education	Physical Education - Bronislaw Czech University School of Physical Education: Kraków, POL

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	37.26	16 Jan 2021	Heerenveen
	1000m	1:12.86	21 Feb 2020	Inzell
	1500m	1:47.10	09 Dec 2022	Calgary
	5000m	6:22.29	08 Feb 2020	Calgary
	10000m	13:35.75	07 Dec 2019	Nur-Sultan

Sport Specific Information

Club / Team

KS Arena Tomaszow Mazowiecki: Poland

General Interest

Most influential person in career	Polish speed skater Karolina Gasecka. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2019)
Hero / Idol	Polish speed skater Zbigniew Brodka. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2019)

Sport Specific Information

Name of coach	Pawel Abratkiewicz [national], POL
When and where did you begin this sport?	He began speed skating in 2008 in Zakopane, Poland.

General Interest

Sporting philosophy / motto	"No pain, no gain." (Athlete, 16 Nov 2019)
Hobbies	Watching football. (pzls.pl, 03 Nov 2020)

Sport Specific Information

Reason for choosing this sport

"My family was involved in sport. I used to train football in summer and speed skating in winter, but then I had to choose. Speed skating won because I saw a bigger chance to succeed in this sport."

Social Media

www.facebook.com/szymek.palka

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
	2020/2021	World Single Distances Championships	Team Pursuit 8 Laps	8
	2022/2023	European Allround Championships	Allround	9
	2023/2024	European Single Distances Championships	5000m	15
	2018/2019	European Allround Championships	Allround	15
	2020/2021	European Allround Championships	Allround	15
	2019/2020	European Single Distances Championships	5000m	16

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	Mass Start	25
	2023/2024	World Cup Classification	Mass Start	29
	2020/2021	World Cup Classification	Mass Start 16 Laps	30
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	5000/10000m	31
	2020/2021	World Cup Classification	5000m	32
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	5000/10000m	40
	2023/2024	World Cup Classification	5000/10000m	48
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	5000/10000m	56
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	1500m	56