Natalia Maliszewska (born 16 September 1995) is a Polish short track speed skater. She won silver medal at the 2018 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships and gold medal at the 2019 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships.
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| Born | 16 September 1995 Białystok, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 500 m: 42.587 (3 Nov 2018 Calgary) 1000 m: 1:31.041 1500 m: 2:24.889 3000 m: 5:16.546 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editShe started her career in short track speed skating in 2007.[1] She made her debut in the 2012-13 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup.[2] In 2015, she became the first short track skater representing Poland to finish on the podium at a World Cup event when she placed second in the 500m in Montreal, Canada.[3]
She competed in the women's 500 metres at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4] She won a silver medal in the 500 metres event at the 2018 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships held in Montreal. In 2019, she won a gold medal at the European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Dordrecht in the 500 metre event.
She ended the 2018-19 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup season by winning the general classification and becoming the 500 meter World Cup Champion.[5] At the 2021 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Gdańsk she won silver medal in the 500 meters.[6][7] At the 2022 Winter Olympics she was among the favourites to win an Olympic medal in the Women's 500 m event but was unable to compete as she tested positive for COVID-19 shortly after her arrival in Beijing.[8]
Personal life
editHer older sister Patrycja Maliszewska is also a short track speed skater.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Athlete Profile - Natalia MALISZEWSKA". Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Biographical data for: Natalia MALISZEWSKA". Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Athlete Profile - Natalia MALISZEWSKA". Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Natalia Maliszewska". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Short track: Natalia Maliszewska wins World Cup!". Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Polish skater wins silver at European Short Track Championships". Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "ME W SHORT-TRACKU: NATALIA MALISZEWSKA ZDOBYŁA SREBRO NA 500 M!". Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Kolejny zwrot akcji! Natalia Maliszewska nie została dopuszczona do startu" (in Polish). Retrieved 6 February 2022.
External links
edit- Natalia Maliszewska at ShortTrackOnLine.info
- Natalia Maliszewska at Olympics.com
- Natalia Maliszewska at Olympedia
- Natalia Maliszewska at the Polish Olympic Committee (archived) (in Polish)
- Natalia Maliszewska at the International Skating Union
