RZEZNICZAK Mateusz

Poland

Athletics

Date of Birth: 23 Jul 1998

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.93/6'3''

Place of residence : LODZ

Residence Country:

Poland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 4 x 400m Relay POL Poland	5

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 4 x 400m Relay Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 400m
2021	Chorzow, POL	Heats (3:17.92)

European Championships

Year	Location	4 x 400m
2018	Berlin, GER	5th

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Nickname:

Mati (Instagram profile, 16 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Engineering, Safety Science - Lodz University of Technology, Poland

Family:

Partner Paulina Szablewska

Languages spoken:

English, Polish

Club name:

RKS Lodz [Poland]

Coach:

Dominik Kopec, POL

Sporting relatives:

His partner Paulina Szablewska has competed in triple jump and long jump at national level in Poland. (worldathletics.org, 24 Jun 2021; Instagram profile, 01 Sep 2019; Facebook profile, 16 Jul 2021)

Start:

He took up athletics at the RKS Lodz club in Poland. (lodz.pl, 22 Sep 2020)

Reason:

He practised karate for ten years after taking up the sport in primary school. He first tried athletics after fracturing his right hand and initially attempted to combine both sports, before choosing to focus on athletics. "At first I ran with a cast on my right hand and a 0.5-kilogram makeweight in my left hand. It looked very funny." (lodz.pl, 22 Sep 2020)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (radiolodz.pl, 16 Jul 2021)

Memorable:

Competing at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. (lodz.pl, 22 Sep 2020)

General Interest

General
FROM KARATE TO ATHLETICS
He took up karate in his first year of primary school, but after ten years in the sport decided to focus on athletics following an injury. "In karate, I was winning medals at national championships and international events, and earned a black belt. Unfortunately, during a national event I fractured my right hand. I was very disappointed, because it was before the national championships and I couldn't fight for medals. One of my friends from karate also did athletics, so I contacted her coach to assess me, as I didn't want to lose my shape. He was satisfied my level was similar to athletes who had already trained for some time. After recovering from the injury I tried to combine both sports, but it was not easy. Quite often I suffered injuries during karate events and I didn't enjoy the sport as much as before, so I decided to quit and focus on athletics." (lodz.pl, 22 Sep 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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