KOTKOWSKI Michal

Poland
Athletics
8 Dec 1998
22
Male
T37
 
Poland
POZNAN
 
Poland

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's 200m - T37 5
Men's 400m - T37 4

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Track
Men's 400m - T37 Final
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Men's 200m - T37 Round 1 - Heat 2
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Men's 200m - T37 Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
World Championships
3400m - T372017London, GBR53.95
4400m - T372019Dubai, UAE51.83
5200m - T372017London, GBR24.62
8200m - T372019Dubai, UAE23.54
DSQ100m - T372019Dubai, UAEDSQ
European Championships
1200m - T372018Berlin, GER24.10
1400m - T372018Berlin, GER53.31
2200m - T372021Bydgoszcz, POL23.31
2400m - T372021Bydgoszcz, POL52.40
3100m - T372018Berlin, GER12.19
8100m - T372021Bydgoszcz, POL12.84
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Cars. (Porozmawiajmy O Sporcie [Let's Talk About Sport] YouTube channel, 18 Feb 2021)
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Athlete, Student
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Telecommunications Engineering - Poznan University of Technology, Poland
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English, Polish
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START Poznan [Poland]
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Andrzej Wrobel [club], POL
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He has competed in Para swimming at national level in Poland. (MrMichalPol YouTube channel, 23 Aug 2018)
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2016 for Poland, Grand Prix in Berlin, Germany (start.org.pl, 21 Jul 2016)
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He took up the sport in 2015 in Poznan, Poland. (Athlete, 16 Jul 2017)
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"I have always liked sport. First, it was a part of my rehabilitation, but later it became my biggest passion. My parents used to train amateur marathon runners and they took me and my brother to junior races. So I have been running since I was a child. I love competition and adrenaline. I did swimming training first but, once I started running, I thought why not join a running club. I was then noticed by coach Andrzej Wrobel. Initially I tried to combine swimming and running training, but eventually I decided to focus on running." (Porozmawiajmy O Sporcie [Let's Talk About Sport] YouTube channel, 18 Feb 2021; Piotr Kotkowski YouTube channel, 25 Sep 2017)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Porozmawiajmy O Sporcie [Let's Talk About Sport] YouTube channel, 18 Feb 2021)
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Winning gold medals in the T37 200m and T37 400m at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Apr 2021; MrMichalPol YouTube channel, 23 Aug 2018)
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Polish middle-distance runner Adam Kszczot. (MrMichalPol YouTube channel, 23 Aug 2018)
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Coach Andrzej Wrobel. (Athlete, 16 Jul 2017)

General Interest

Classification
T37 (IPC, 27 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (Piotr Kotkowski YouTube channel, 25 Sep 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Piotr Kotkowski YouTube channel, 25 Sep 2017)

Impairment Details
He was born with cerebral palsy, which affects the right side of his body. (Piotr Kotkowski YouTube channel, 25 Sep 2017)

General
SWIMMING TO ATHLETICS
At age one his parents began taking him to the pool to learn how to swim as part of his rehabilitation. He went on to compete in Para swimming at national level in Poland before switching to Para athletics in high school. "I did swimming for 16 years. I won a medal at the national championships, but it was not enough for me. I felt a hunger and I was looking for something that would provide me with more excitement and options. My parents used to compete in marathon running, so as a child I would participate in children's events while accompanying my parents. In high school I started to train in cross-country running and my results improved very quickly. I met coach Andrzej Wrobel and we began our partnership. First, we thought that I would be a good middle-distance runner, but later we found out that I'm better at shorter distances." (MrMichalPol YouTube channel, 23 Aug 2018)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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