Sport | Short Track | |
FederationID | STPOL21802200401 | |
NOC | Poland | |
Born | 18 Feb 2004 in Opole | |
Gender | Women |
Residence | Opole, POL | |
Occupation | Athlete | |
Languages | English, Polish |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 44.364 | 05 Sep 2021 | Dresden | |||
1000m | 1:32.753 | 07 Feb 2020 | Dresden |
Club / Team | AZS Politechnika Opolska: Opole, POL |
Hobbies | Supporting Spanish football team Real Madrid, sports, spending time with her dog Pluto. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2021) |
Reason for choosing this sport | Her 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. |
Ambitions | To win an Olympic medal. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2021) |
Name of coach | Lukasz 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. |
Nicknames | Madzia, 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 information | MEDAL 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) |
www.facebook.com/madzia.zych |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | She practises visualisation before a race. (Athlete, 31 Jan 2021) | |
Memorable sporting achievement | Finishing 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 career | Her parents, and her sister. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2021) | |
Hero / Idol | Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. (Athlete, 31 Jan 2021) | |
Sporting philosophy / motto | "Every day you are closer to achieving your goals." (Athlete, 31 Jan 2021) | |
Famous relatives | Her 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 | ||
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Championships results
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2021/2022 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 5 | |||
2021/2022 | World Championships | 3000m Relay | 5 | |||
2020/2021 | World Championships | 3000m Relay | 5 | |||
2021/2022 | World Junior Championships | 1500m | 6 | |||
2020/2021 | European Championships | 3000m Relay | 6 | |||
2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 6 | |||
2021/2022 | World Junior Championships | 500m | 10 | |||
2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 500m | 20 | |||
2021/2022 | World Junior Championships | 1000m | 21 | |||
2018/2019 | World Junior Championships | 500m | 37 |
World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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2019/2020 | Dresden | 3000m Relay | 9 | |||
2019/2020 | Dresden | 1000m | 32 | |||
2019/2020 | Dresden | 1500m | 37 | |||
2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 77 | |||
2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 93 |