Damian Żurek

Damian Żurek
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999
Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
SportSpeed skating
Events
500 m, 1000 m, team sprint
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  Poland
World Single Distance Championships
Bronze medal – third place2024 Calgary500 m
World Sprint Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 HamarTeam sprint
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 HeerenveenTeam sprint
Gold medal – first place2026 Tomaszów Mazowiecki500 m
Gold medal – first place2026 Tomaszów Mazowiecki1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2022 HeerenveenTeam sprint

Damian Żurek (born 17 September 1999) is a Polish speed skater. He represented Poland at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.

Career

In January 2022, Żurek competed at the 2022 European Speed Skating Championships and won a bronze medal in the team sprint with a time of 1:20.54.[1] He then represented Poland at the 2022 Winter Olympics and finished in 11th place in the 500 metres and 13th place in the 1000 metres.[2] He tested positive for COVID-19 and did not fly with the national team to Beijing.[3]

In January 2024, he competed at the 2024 European Speed Skating Championships and won a gold medal in the team sprint event with a time of 1:18.31.[4] The next month he competed at the 2024 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships and won a bronze medal in the 500 metres with a Polish record time of 34.11 seconds.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Speed skating: Poland's Michalski becomes European champion". polskieradio.pl. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Damian Żurek: to był szok i niedowierzanie". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 18 February 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Pekin 2022: Karolina Bosiek i Damian Żurek nie wylecą w środę na igrzyska". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Boluk, Małgorzata (6 January 2024). "Co za dzień! Polacy ze złotem mistrzostw Europy". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sensacja za oceanem! Polak z medalem mistrzostw świata". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 16 February 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2025.


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