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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
T54
Further personal information
Family
Wife Teresa, son Jan, daughter Hanna
Residence
Poland
Occupation
Athlete, Coach
Languages
Polish
Higher education
Management - Academy of Physical Education [AWF]: Katowice, POL
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 1996.
Why this sport?
Initially a swimmer, he first tried para-athletics after being encouraged by coach Zbigniew Baran.
Club / Team
START Bielsko-Biala: Poland
Name of coach
Zbigniew Lewkowicz [national], POL; Jakub Pieniazek [personal], POL
Training Regime
He trains for up to three hours a day in his wheelchair.
General interest
Hobbies
Music, cars. (tomaszhamerlak.pl, 02 Mar 2014)
Hero / Idol
Swiss wheelchair racer Heinz Frei. (akademiatriathlonu.pl, 07 Aug 2015)
Impairment
At age 15 one of his legs was amputated as a result of cancer. (tomaszhamerlak.pl, 24 Mar 2015)
Other information
DOPING BAN
In January 2016 he received a four-year ban from the International Paralympic Committee [IPC]. The suspension came after he tested positive for stanozolol metabolites at a competition in Switzerland in July 2015. His ban is scheduled to run from 19 August 2015, the date that he was provisionally suspended, to 18 August 2019. (insidethegames.biz, 21 Jan 2016)
In January 2016 he received a four-year ban from the International Paralympic Committee [IPC]. The suspension came after he tested positive for stanozolol metabolites at a competition in Switzerland in July 2015. His ban is scheduled to run from 19 August 2015, the date that he was provisionally suspended, to 18 August 2019. (insidethegames.biz, 21 Jan 2016)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Marathon T54 | Final Round | 22 | ||
| Men's 5000 m T54 | Final Round | 8 | ||
| Men's 5000 m T54 | Heat 1 | 6 | ||
| Men's 1500 m T54 | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's 1500 m T54 | Heat 3 | 3 | ||
| Men's 1500 m T54 | Heat 5 | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 5000 m T54 | Heat 4 | 3 | ||
| Men's 1500 m T54 | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Men's 1500 m T54 | Heat 3 | 3 | ||
| Men's 1500 m T54 | Heat 4 | 1 | ||
| Men's 5000 m T54 | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Men's 5000 m T54 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's Marathon T54 | Final Round | 12 | ||
| Men's 10000 m T54 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Men's 10000 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Marathon T54 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Men's 10000 m T54 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Men's 10000 m T54 | Heat 1 | 4 | ||
| Men's 5000 m T54 | Final Round | 9 | ||
| Men's 5000 m T54 | Heat 2 | 3 | ||
| Men's 1500 m T54 | Final Round | 10 | ||
| Men's 1500 m T54 | Heat 2 | 7 | ||
| Men's 1500 m T54 | Heat 2 | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 800 m T54 | Heat 2 | 5 | ||
| Men's 5000 m T54 | Heat 2 | 3 | ||
| Men's 5000 m T54 | Heat 1 | 7 | ||
| Men's 5000 m T54 | Final Round | 10 | ||
| Men's Marathon T54 | Final Round | 8 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Marathon T55 | Final Round | 15 | ||
| Men's 10000 m T55 | Heat 2 | 9999 | ||
| Men's 5000 m T55 | Heat 2 | 7 | ||
| Men's 800 m T55 | Heat 2 | 9999 | ||
| Men's 800 m T55 | Heat 3 | 3 | ||
| Men's 400 m T55 | Heat 1 | 6 | ||
| Men's 400 m T55 | Heat 1 | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Marathon T54 | Final Round | 8 | ||
| Men's 5000 m T54 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Men's 5000 m T54 | Heat 1 | 5 | ||
| Men's 1500 m T54 | Heat 1 | 8 | ||
| Men's 1500 m T54 | Heat 4 | 1 | ||
| Men's 800 m T54 | Heat 3 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 800 m T54 | Heat 1 | 2011-01-22 | 7 | |
| Men's 5000 m T53/54 | Heat 3 | 2011-01-24 | 1 | |
| Men's 1500 m T53/54 | Heat 1 | 2011-01-25 | 3 | |
| Men's 1500 m T53/54 | Final | 2011-01-26 | 9 | |
| Men's 5000 m T53/54 | Final | 2011-01-27 | 6 | |
| Men's Marathon T53/54 | Final | 2011-01-30 | 10 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 5000 m T54 | Heat 3 | 2012-08-31 | 5 | |
| Men's 1500 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-03 | 7 | |
| Men's Marathon T54 | Final Round | 2012-09-09 | 8 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Marathon T54 | Final 1 | 2013-07-28 | 2 |