Natalia Maliszewska

Natalia Maliszewska
Personal information
Born (1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 (age 29)
Białystok, Poland
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportShort track speed skating
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 42.587 (3 Nov 2018 Calgary)
1000 m: 1:31.041
1500 m: 2:24.889
3000 m: 5:16.546
Medal record
Women's short-track speed skating
Representing  Poland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montreal 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dordrecht 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2021 Gdańsk 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2023 Gdańsk 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Debrecen 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Malmö 3000 m relay

Natalia Maliszewska (born 16 September 1995) is a Polish short track speed skater. She won silver medal at the 2018 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships and gold medal at the 2019 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships.

Career

She started her career in short track speed skating in 2007.[1] She made her debut in the 2012-13 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup.[2] In 2015, she became the first short track skater representing Poland to finish on the podium at a World Cup event when she placed second in the 500m in Montreal, Canada.[3]

She competed in the women's 500 metres at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4] She won a silver medal in the 500 metres event at the 2018 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships held in Montreal. In 2019, she won a gold medal at the European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Dordrecht in the 500 metre event.

She ended the 2018-19 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup season by winning the general classification and becoming the 500 meter World Cup Champion.[5] At the 2021 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Gdańsk she won silver medal in the 500 meters.[6][7] At the 2022 Winter Olympics she was among the favourites to win an Olympic medal in the Women's 500 m event but was unable to compete as she tested positive for COVID-19 shortly after her arrival in Beijing.[8]

Personal life

Her older sister Patrycja Maliszewska is also a short track speed skater.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Athlete Profile - Natalia MALISZEWSKA". Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Biographical data for: Natalia MALISZEWSKA". Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Athlete Profile - Natalia MALISZEWSKA". Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Natalia Maliszewska". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Short track: Natalia Maliszewska wins World Cup!". Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Polish skater wins silver at European Short Track Championships". Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  7. ^ "ME W SHORT-TRACKU: NATALIA MALISZEWSKA ZDOBYŁA SREBRO NA 500 M!". Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Kolejny zwrot akcji! Natalia Maliszewska nie została dopuszczona do startu" (in Polish). Retrieved 6 February 2022.