Szymon Palka
Poland
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| NOC | Poland | |
| Born | 14 Mar 1997
in  Zakopane | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Zakopane, POL | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | English, Polish | |
| Higher education | Physical Education - Bronislaw Czech University School of Physical Education: Kraków, POL |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 37.26 | 16 Jan 2021 |  Heerenveen |
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| 1000m | 1:12.86 | 21 Feb 2020 |  Inzell |
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| 1500m | 1:47.10 | 09 Dec 2022 |  Calgary |
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| 5000m | 6:22.29 | 08 Feb 2020 | Calgary |
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| 10000m | 13:35.75 | 07 Dec 2019 |  Nur-Sultan |
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Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/szymek.palka |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Ryszard Bialkowski [club], POL; Witold Mazur [national], POL | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began speed skating in 2008 in Zakopane, Poland. | |
| Club / Team | GKS Stoczniowiec Gdansk: Poland | |
| Reason for choosing this sport | "My family was involved in sport. I used to train football in summer and speed skating in winter, but then I had to choose. Speed skating won because I saw a bigger chance to succeed in this sport." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Watching football. (pzls.pl, 03 Nov 2020) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (polsatsport.pl, 31 Oct 2021) | |
| Most influential person in career | Polish speed skater Karolina Gasecka. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2019) | |
| Hero / Idol | Polish speed skater Zbigniew Brodka. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2019) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "No pain, no gain." (Athlete, 16 Nov 2019) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit | 4 | |||
| 2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 6 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit | 6 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 8 | |||
| 2022/2023 | European Allround Championships | Allround | 9 | |||
| 2018/2019 | European Allround Championships | Allround | 15 | |||
| 2020/2021 | European Allround Championships | Allround | 15 | |||
| 2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 16 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2022/2023 | World Cup | Mass Start | 25 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup | Mass Start 16 Laps | 30 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup | 5000/10000m | 31 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup | 5000m | 32 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup | 5000/10000m | 40 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup | 5000/10000m | 56 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup | 1500m | 56 | |||