The Most Famous
SKATERS from Poland
This page contains a list of the greatest Polish Skaters. The pantheon dataset contains 315 Skaters, 4 of which were born in Poland. This makes Poland the birth place of the 20th most number of Skaters behind Italy and Switzerland.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Polish Skaters of all time. This list of famous Polish Skaters is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Helga Haase (1934 - 1989)
With an HPI of 47.10, Helga Haase is the most famous Polish Skater. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.
Helga Haase (née Obschernitzki; 9 June 1934 – 16 June 1989) was a speed skater in East Germany. She was born in Danzig and died in East Berlin.
2. Uwe-Jens Mey (1963 - )
With an HPI of 38.60, Uwe-Jens Mey is the 2nd most famous Polish Skater. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Uwe-Jens Mey (born 13 December 1963) is a German former speed skater, considered to be the fastest sprinter of his time because of his 500 metres supremacy in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Warsaw, Poland.
3. Zbigniew Bródka (1984 - )
With an HPI of 29.62, Zbigniew Bródka is the 3rd most famous Polish Skater. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Zbigniew Marcin Bródka (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzbiɡɲɛv ˈbrutka]; born 8 October 1984) is a Polish speed skater and a 2014 Olympic champion in 1500 metres. He also works as a firefighter in the State Fire Service station in Łowicz.
4. Luiza Złotkowska (1986 - )
With an HPI of 22.42, Luiza Złotkowska is the 4th most famous Polish Skater. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Luiza Złotkowska (born 25 May 1986) is a Polish speed skater. She is an Olympic silver and bronze medalist, and held the Polish record on the 5000 m distance from February 2021 to December 2022.
Pantheon has 4 people classified as skaters born between 1934 and 1986. Of these 4, 3 (75.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living skaters include Uwe-Jens Mey, Zbigniew Bródka, and Luiza Złotkowska. The most famous deceased skaters include Helga Haase. As of April 2022, 1 new skaters have been added to Pantheon including Luiza Złotkowska.
Living Skaters
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Uwe-Jens Mey
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Zbigniew Bródka
1984 - Present
HPI: 29.62
Luiza Złotkowska
1986 - Present
HPI: 22.42
