Damian Żurek
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| Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 September 1999 Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 500 m, 1000 m, team sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Damian Żurek (born 17 September 1999) is a Polish speed skater. He represented Poland at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.
Career
In January 2022, Żurek competed at the 2022 European Speed Skating Championships and won a bronze medal in the team sprint with a time of 1:20.54.[1] He then represented Poland at the 2022 Winter Olympics and finished in 11th place in the 500 metres and 13th place in the 1000 metres.[2] He tested positive for COVID-19 and did not fly with the national team to Beijing.[3]
In January 2024, he competed at the 2024 European Speed Skating Championships and won a gold medal in the team sprint event with a time of 1:18.31.[4] The next month he competed at the 2024 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships and won a bronze medal in the 500 metres with a Polish record time of 34.11 seconds.[5]
References
- ^ "Speed skating: Poland's Michalski becomes European champion". polskieradio.pl. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "Damian Żurek: to był szok i niedowierzanie". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 18 February 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "Pekin 2022: Karolina Bosiek i Damian Żurek nie wylecą w środę na igrzyska". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ Boluk, Małgorzata (6 January 2024). "Co za dzień! Polacy ze złotem mistrzostw Europy". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "Sensacja za oceanem! Polak z medalem mistrzostw świata". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 16 February 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
External links
- Damian Żurek at the International Skating Union
- Damian Żurek at Olympics.com
- Damian Żurek at Olympedia
- Damian Żurek at InterSportStats
- Damian Żurek at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (in Polish)