Men
POL
Jan Szymanski
POL- Date of birth02 Mar 1989
- Height180 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownPoznan
- Place of birthPoznan
- Start skatingHe began skating at age four.
- Club AZS AWF Poznan: Poland
- HobbiesCycling, Italian cuisine, music, going to the cinema. (Facebook page, 09 May 2019)
- LanguagesEnglish, Polish
- FamliyPartner Magdalena Idziorek
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
In 2014 he was presented with the Silver Cross of Merit in Poland. (prezydent.pl, 03 Apr 2014)
US roller speed skater and speed skater Chad Hedrick. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2011)
His parents. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2011)
A virus caused him to miss the 2013 World Cup event in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (poznansport.pl, 11 Dec 2013)
Winning bronze in team pursuit at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (smartage.pl, 04 Mar 2014)
He competed in roller speed skating at international level when he was teenager. (gloswielkopolski.pl, 27 Feb 2014; sportowefakty.wp.pl, 26 Feb 2014)
Initially an inline skater, he decided to try speed skating and fell in love with the sport. "I decided to try speed skating in high school. I had already competed at the world and European championships in inline skating, but I realised that to compete at the Olympic Winter Games, I would have to switch to speed skating."
