Men
Lukasz KUCZYNSKI
POL
- Date of birth23 Jun 1999
- Height1710 CM
- ProfessionArmed Forces Athlete
- Home townBialystok
- Place of birthSokólka
- Start skating / Club He took up short track at age 13 in Bialystok, Poland. / Juvenia Bialystok: Poland
- HobbiesWatching mixed martial arts, sport, playing video games. (pzls.pl, 15 Nov 2020)
- languagesEnglish, Polish
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"Always give 100%." (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018)
Coach Dariusz Kulesza, US short track skater Apolo Anton Ohno. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
He and teammates Pawel Adamski, Michal Niewinski and Diane Sellier became the first male short track skaters representing Poland to win a medal at the European championships when they claimed bronze in the 5000m relay at the 2023 edition of the tournament in Gdansk, Poland. (Instagram profile, 16 Jan 2023; gdansk.pl, 15 Jan 2023; SportsDeskOnline, 27 Oct 2023)
His family. (pzls.pl, 01 Mar 2018)
He broke his leg twice in 2014 and was out of action for six months. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
Finishing third in the 500m at the Polish national championships at age 16. "This moment stays in my memory and always brings a smile to my face." (shorttrackonline.info, 05 Feb 2022; olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022)
He likes to spend time alone and listen to music ahead of competitions. (pzls.pl, 01 Mar 2018)
He trains twice a day, six days a week, for a total of between 23 and 26 hours per week.
"I liked the adrenaline."
Urszula Kaminska [national], POL; Gregory Durand [national], FRA