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Magdalena Zych

Poland

SportShort Track
FederationIDSTPOL21802200401
NOCPoland
Born18 Feb 2004 in Opole 
GenderWomen
ResidenceOpole, POL
OccupationAthlete
LanguagesEnglish, Polish
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 44.364 05 Sep 2021 Dresden  
    1000m 1:32.753 07 Feb 2020 Dresden  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamAZS Politechnika Opolska: Opole, POL  
General Interest
General Interest
HobbiesSupporting Spanish football team Real Madrid, sports, spending time with her dog Pluto. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2021)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportHer neighbour invited her to go figure skating. After almost eight years of figure skating, she suffered an injury, and was then asked by coach Anna Lukanova-Jakubowska if she would consider switching from figure skating to short track.  
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General Interest
AmbitionsTo win an Olympic medal. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2021)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachLukasz Fabjanski [club], POL; Urszula Kaminska [national], POL; Gregory Durand [national], FRA; Philippe Tremblay [national]  
When and where did you begin this sport?She began figure skating at age four in Opole, Poland. She took up short track in 2015 in Opole.  
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NicknamesMadzia, Magda, Pszczola ['pszczola' means 'bee' in English. Her father called her this when she was young because she was fast]. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2021; Facebook profile, 04 Jan 2021; sportoweopole.pl, 30 Dec 2020)  
Other informationMEDAL DEDICATION
She dedicated the bronze medal she won in 500m at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to her grandfather. He was able to watch her performance in the 500m before passing away later during the tournament. "It was depressing when I found out that my grandpa had passed away, he was my greatest fan. I am happy that he could watch my bronze medal race in the 500m. I dedicated my medals to him." (magazynsportowiec.pl, 07 Mar 2019)
 
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/madzia.zych  
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Superstitions / Rituals / BeliefsShe practises visualisation before a race. (Athlete, 31 Jan 2021)  
Memorable sporting achievementFinishing third in the 500m at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival [EYOF] in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and placing fifth in the 3000m relay at the 2021 World Championships in Dordrecht, Netherlands. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2021)  
Most influential person in careerHer parents, and her sister. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2021)  
Hero / IdolPortuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. (Athlete, 31 Jan 2021)  
Sporting philosophy / motto"Every day you are closer to achieving your goals." (Athlete, 31 Jan 2021)  
Famous relativesHer uncle Krzysztof Skretowicz is a Polish pilot who won multiple gold medals in precision flying at the 2017 World Championships in Spitzerberg, Austria. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2021; aeroklub-polski.pl, 04 Aug 2017)  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2021/2022 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay5  
    2021/2022 World Championships 3000m Relay5  
    2020/2021 World Championships 3000m Relay5  
    2021/2022 World Junior Championships 1500m6  
    2020/2021 European Championships 3000m Relay6  
    2019/2020 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay6  
    2021/2022 World Junior Championships 500m10  
    2019/2020 World Junior Championships 500m20  
    2021/2022 World Junior Championships 1000m21  
    2018/2019 World Junior Championships 500m37  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2019/2020 Dresden 3000m Relay9  
    2019/2020 Dresden 1000m32  
    2019/2020 Dresden 1500m37  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1500m77  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1000m93