DERUS Michal
PolandEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
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 Athletics |
Men's 100m - T47 | 2 |
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Schedule
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| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
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| Olympic Stadium - Track |
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| Olympic Stadium - Track |
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Biographical Information
Highlights
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| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
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| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 2 | 100m - T47 | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | 10.79 |
| 11 | Long Jump - T47 | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | 6.56 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | 100m - T47 | 2015 | Doha, QAT | 10.73 |
| 1 | Men's 100m T46 | 2013 | Lyon, FRA | 10.93 |
| 2 | 200m - T47 | 2015 | Doha, QAT | 21.96 |
| 2 | Men's 200m T46 | 2013 | Lyon, FRA | 21.95 |
| 3 | 100m - T47 | 2017 | London, GBR | 10.81 |
| 3 | 200m - T47 | 2017 | London, GBR | 22.08 |
| 4 | 100m - T47 | 2019 | Dubai, UAE | 10.83 |
| 9 | Long Jump - T47 | 2015 | Doha, QAT | 6.24 |
| European Championships | ||||
| 1 | 100m - T47 | 2021 | Bydgoszcz, POL | 11.00 |
| 1 | 100m - T47 | 2018 | Berlin, GER | 10.77 |
| 1 | 200m - T47 | 2018 | Berlin, GER | 22.38 |
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Athlete, Information Technology
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Information Technology, Physical Education - State Higher Vocational School in Tarnow, Poland
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English, Polish
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START Tarnow [Poland]
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Piotr Kuczek [club], POL; Bartlomiej Tott [club], POL
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He competed in able-bodied athletics at a 2017 indoor international event in Torun, Poland, placing ninth in the 60m. (SportsDeskOnline, 24 Mar 2020)
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2013 for Poland, World Championships in Lyon, France (sprinterzy.com, 13 Jan 2014)
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In mid 2019 he struggled with an Achilles injury. He was still able to compete at the 2019 World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (festiwalbiegowy.pl, 21 Jul 2019)
He competed with an injury to his left ankle during the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany. (magazynsportowiec.pl, 14 Feb 2019)
His training was disrupted ahead of the 2017 World Championships in London, England due to an injury to his right ankle that he sustained in March 2017. (przegladsportowy.pl, 16 Jul 2017; festiwalbiegowy.pl, 16 Jun 2017)
He competed with an injury to his left ankle during the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany. (magazynsportowiec.pl, 14 Feb 2019)
His training was disrupted ahead of the 2017 World Championships in London, England due to an injury to his right ankle that he sustained in March 2017. (przegladsportowy.pl, 16 Jul 2017; festiwalbiegowy.pl, 16 Jun 2017)
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He took up the sport while he was in the third grade of secondary school at the START Tarnow club in Poland. (imav.tv, 16 Aug 2015; sprinterzy.com, 13 Jan 2014)
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When he joined the START Tarnow club, he practised swimming for three months before switching to athletics and discovered that he had a talent for sprinting. "I love the competition, the adrenaline rush before races. The 100m is the most spectacular race." (imav.tv, 16 Aug 2015; sprinterzy.com, 13 Jan 2014)
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To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (magazynsportowiec.pl, 14 Feb 2019)
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Winning silver in the T47 100m at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and winning two gold medals at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Apr 2021; magazynsportowiec.pl, 14 Feb 2019; rampa.net.pl, 01 Jun 2017)
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Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (paralympic.org, 09 Sep 2016)
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His family, and coach Piotr Kuczek. (paralympic.org, 04 Oct 2015)
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"Nothing is impossible, some things just require more work." (polskieradio.pl, 21 Nov 2014)
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In 2016 he received the Silver Cross of Merit from the President of Poland. (festiwalbiegowy.pl, 06 Oct 2016)
Legend
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