MICHALIK Tadeusz

Poland

Wrestling

Date of Birth: 16 Feb 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Olympic Scholarship

Place of residence : POZNAN

Residence Country:

Poland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 97kg	3

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
Followed by	Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat B	Men's Greco-Roman 97kg Semifinal #87 ROC EVLOEV MEVLOEV Musa 7 VPO1 POL MICHALIK TMICHALIK Tadeusz 1	Finished
Followed by	Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat B	Men's Greco-Roman 97kg Bronze Medal Match #152 HUN SZOKE AGSZOKE Alex Gergo 0 POL MICHALIK TMICHALIK Tadeusz 10 VSU	Finished
Followed by	Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat C	Men's Greco-Roman 97kg 1/8 Final #76 TUN ACHOURI HACHOURI Haikel 0 POL MICHALIK TMICHALIK Tadeusz 10 VSU	Finished
Followed by	Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat C	Men's Greco-Roman 97kg 1/4 Final #82 USA HANCOCK TGHANCOCK Tracy Gangelo 3 POL MICHALIK TMICHALIK Tadeusz 4 VPO1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Greco-Roman 97kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ
5	Greco-Roman 80kg	2014	Tashkent, UZB
16	Greco-Roman 87kg	2018	Budapest, HUN
18	Greco-Roman 85kg	2017	Paris, FRA

European Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Greco-Roman 97kg	2020	Rome, ITA
9	Greco-Roman 87kg	2018	Kaspiysk, RUS
12	Greco-Roman 97kg	2021	Warsaw, POL
12	Greco-Roman 85kg	2017	Belgrade, SRB
13	Greco-Roman 87kg	2019	Bucharest, ROU

Ranking Series

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Greco-Roman 87kg	2019	Zagreb, CRO
3	Greco-Roman 87kg	2018	Warsaw, POL
5	Greco-Roman 97kg	2021	Warsaw, POL
5	Greco-Roman 97kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ
16	Greco-Roman 87kg	2018	Budapest, HUN

Nickname:

Tadzio (tvn.pl, 12 Jan 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Partner Paulina Trawinska

Languages spoken:

English, Polish

Club name:

KS Sobieski Poznan [Poland]

Coach:

Wlodzimierz Zawadzki [national], POL

Sporting relatives:

His older sister Monika Michalik has competed in freestyle wrestling at international level. She won bronze in the 63kg class at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (tvn.pl, 12 Jan 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 05 May 2020)

Start:

He took up the sport at age 10 in Trzciel, Poland. (tvn.pl, 12 Jan 2020)

Reason:

"My older brother took me for training when I was 10 years old and he instilled in me a passion for wrestling." (tvn.pl, 12 Jan 2020)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (tvn.pl, 12 Jan 2020)

Training:

He trains six times a week, two hours a day. (tvn.pl, 12 Jan 2020)

Memorable:

Securing a quota spot for Poland for the 2020 Olympic Games. (tvn.pl, 12 Jan 2020)

Hero:

Polish wrestler [and his sister] Monika Michalik. (eurosport.tvn24.pl, 11 Jun 2020)

Influence:

His family. (tvn.pl, 12 Jan 2020)

General Interest

General
INSPIRATIONAL SISTER
He says that he is inspired by his older sister Monika's achievements in wrestling, and that he wants to emulate the bronze medal she won at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "She is my additional motivation. Looking at her medal collection, I want to improve myself as an athlete. Sometimes people want to compare us, but she is far ahead. She is and always will be my role model. I would like to follow in her footsteps and return from the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo with a medal. Then we could celebrate together. It would be something really amazing." (tvn.pl, 12 Jan 2020; eurosport.tvn24.pl, 11 Jun 2020)

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Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
VPO1:: Victory by points - with point(s) scored by the opponent
VSU:: Victory by technical superiority - without any point scored by the opponent

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