10 POLISH SPORTSMEN

1. 10 POLISH SPORTSMEN ADAM MAŁYSZ JUSTUNA KOWALCZYK BARTOSZ KUREK MARIUSZ PUDZIANOWSKI TOMASZ GOLLOB SPORTS ANITA WŁODARCZYK AGNIESZKA RADWAŃSKA MARCIN GORTAT ROBERTLEWANDOWSKI TOMASZ MAJEWSKI

2. ADAM MAŁYSZ • Adam Małysz is a formerski jumper. • He was born on 3 December 1977 in Wisła His achievements: • One of the most successful ski jumpers in the history of the sport. • The most important of Małysz's successes are 4 individual Olympic Games medals, 4 individual World Championships gold medals (all-time record), 4 individual World Cup titles, 39 individual competition wins and 92 podiums in total. • After concluding his ski-jumping career in 2011 he appeared in Dakar Rally in 2012 and 2013. Interestingfacts • He graduatedtheschool for tilers. • He hasfoundthegallery of his ownmedals. • He lovesads and sometimeswork for advertisements’ companies

3. JUSTYNA KOWALCZYK • Sheis a cross country skier • Justyna Kowalczyk is 30 years old. Sheisfrom Limanowa. Sheisverytall. Shefinished AWF in Katowice. Her achievement Tour de Ski four times in a row and one of two female skiers, who won the FIS Cross-Country World Cup three times in a row.Kowalczyk holds the all-time record for the most wins in Tour de Skiwith 14 competitions won and 29 podiums in total. • She is first woman who won the Olympic championship for Poland. Interestingfacts • Justyna likesbooksabout Russia. Shelikeseatingchocolate. • Shecollectsdonkeys . • She has two sisters: Ilona and Wioletta and one brother Tomasz.

4. MARIUSZ PUDZIANOWSKI • He was Strongman but he is a player of mixed fighting styles (MMA) and rugby player now. • MariuszPudzianowski was born in 7th of February 1977 in BiałaRawska but in this year he is 36 years old. • He weight 117kg but he height 186cm. Achievements Strongman:six-times European Champion Strongman, five-times World Champion Strongman, three-times World Champion Pair Team Strongman, eight-times Polish Champion Interestingfacts • His favourite dishes are:mishmash, schnitzel, knucle, fried sausage • MariuszPudzianowski spends Chrismas with his family but in this time he always trains.

5. AGNIESZKA RADWAŃSKA • Agnieszka Radwańska is a professional tennis player. • She was born on 6th March 1989. Her achievements • As of 8 April 2013, she is ranked world no. 4. • Radwańska holds a number of tennis accolades. She is the first Polish player in the Open Era to reach the singles final of a Grand Slam (the 2012 Wimbledon Championships), the first Pole to claim a WTA singles title (the 2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open), and the winner of the longest three-set match played at the WTA TourChampionships. She won the WTA Award for Most Impressive Newcomer in 2006, and has been voted the WTA's most popular player for two consecutive years (2011–2012) . Interestingfacts • Shestartedplayingtennisin Germany. • Her grandfatherloveshockey and figure skating.

6. ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI • Robert Lewandowski is a famous footballer. • He was born in Warsaw on 21st August 1988. His achievements • Lewandowski made three appearances for Poland’s U21 team in friendly matches against England, Belarus and Finland. • His debut for the senior national team against San Marino where he came on as a sub and scored one goal.Playing in Warsaw in the opening match of the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament against Greece, Lewandowski scored the first goal of the competition and was named Man of the Match. • Lewandowski won his 50th cap for the national side during their 3–1 friendly defeat to Uruguay Interestingfacts • His mother was a volleyball player and his father did judo. • He was Polish Footballer of the Year in 2011 and 2012. • He is a millionaire.

7. TOMASZ MAJEWSKI • Tomasz Majewski is an athlete specjalizing in shot ball. • He was born August 30th, 1981 in Nasielsku. Nowhe is 31 years old. His achievements • During the Olympic final in Beijing he threw 21.51 meters for the gold medal, in Barcelona he threw a personal best of 21.64 m and few days later he improved upon this with a throw of 21.95 m, a new Polishrecord. • At the 2010 IAAF WorldIndoorChampionships he threw a personal best and Polish indoor record of 21.20 m. • In the outdoor season, Majewski competed at the 2010 EuropenAthleticsChampionships and won the shot put silver medal. • At the 2011 inEuropen Team Championships he was the silver medallist Interestingfacts • In 2009 he was awarded by President Lech Kaczyński's cross of the order of the Rebirth of Polish. • Tomek is privately basketball fan. He likes a good book written by JacekDukaj,science-fiction and fantasy. • He spends his free time with his wife Anne. He likesplaying computer games "Heros of Might and Magic".

8. MARCIN GORTAT • MarcinGortat plays basketball. He was born in 17.02.1984 in Łódź, he is 29 years old. • He is 214 cm tall. • He is the third Polish player in NBA. • He is the first Polish player in play-off NBA. • He is chosen to the best five players group in NBA. His achievements: • The cup of Germany (2004, 2005, 2007), • The champion of Germany(2005/2006), • The second champion of NBA(2008/2009), Interestingfacts: • He got a gold medal incategory “Achievements for country- Poland”.

9. ANITA WŁODARCZYK • Anita Włodarczyk is an athletics, specializes in the hammer throw. • She was born 8th August 1985 in Rawicz. She is 27 years old. Her achievements • Włodarczyk won her first national U23 championships in 2007.Włodarczyk qualified for the 2008 WorldAthleticsFinal and won a bronze medal. • Włodarczyk achieved a personal best throw of 76.20 metres, achieved in 2009 . She produced a national record-breaking performance in Cottbus, winning the competition with a world-leading 77.20 m throw. • In 2009 during the WorldChampionshipsinAtleticsin BerlinWłodarczyk set a world record with a throw of 77.96 metres (255 ft 9 in). • She came third at the Ostrava Golden Spike and runner-up at the PrefontaineClassic. • For her sport achievements, she received:Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2009. Interestingfacts • She likes windsurfing and speedrower it’s her next hobby.

10. TOMASZ GOLLOB • Tomasz Gollob is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider. • He was born 11th April 1971 in Bydgoszcz and he is 41 years ago. His brother is speedway rider too. His achievements • PolishindividualChampionship 8 times • Polish Grand Prix 8 times • As a member of Poland speedway Team – World Team Cup 1996 and theWorld Cup 5 times • PolishPairsChampionship- 10 times Interestingfacts • Tomasz Gollob likes football and hockey but his passionisonly one – motorcycles! • He playstenniswith Mariusz Czerkawski • Tomasz Gollob hastwo brothers and one sister. • In 2007 Gollob survived a planecrash. • In primaryschool his nickname was “Skinny” • He was thepersonality of 2010 year.

11. BARTOSZ KUREK • BartoszKurek is a men's volleyball player. • He was born 29th August 1988. His achievements • He played for Skra Bełchatów from 2008-2012, where he won both Championship and Cup of Poland games for the season 2008 – 2009. • He played with the Poland squad who won the Bronze Medal at the 2011 WorldLeague, winning also the Best Scorer award. • He won the Gold Medal at the 2012 FIVB WorldLeague, winning also the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. • In the 2011-12 CEV ChampionsLeague, Kurek won the Best Spiker award, and the silver medal, playing with Skra Bełchatów. Interestingfacts • His father, Adam Kurek, also was a volleyball player, capping several times for Poland. • In 2009 he was awarded The Order of Polonia Restituta.