The Most Famous
SKATERS from Poland
This page contains a list of the greatest Polish Skaters. The pantheon dataset contains 483 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 7
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. Helena Pilejczyk (1931 - 2023)
With an HPI of 50.41, Helena Pilejczyk is the most famous Polish Skater. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
Helena Pilejczyk (née Majcher; 1 April 1931 – 12 November 2023) was a Polish speed skater. Pilejczyk was the Olympic bronze medal winner in the 1,500 m in Squaw Valley (1960). Her first appearance at the Polish national Championships speed skating was in 1953, while the last time she could be seen skating internationally was during the masters games of 2002, where she competed in the category for female skaters 70 years and above. She achieved 40 Polish skating records and won 37 Polish titles for distance, allround and relay race events. Pilejczyk died in Elbląg on 12 November 2023, at the age of 92.
2. Helga Haase (1934 - 1989)
With an HPI of 46.84, Helga Haase is the 2nd most famous Polish Skater. Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
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.
3. Uwe-Jens Mey (b. 1963)
With an HPI of 40.75, Uwe-Jens Mey is the 3rd most famous Polish Skater. His biography has been translated into 18 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.
4. Zbigniew Bródka (b. 1984)
With an HPI of 27.68, Zbigniew Bródka is the 4th most famous Polish Skater. His biography has been translated into 22 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.
5. Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś (b. 1980)
With an HPI of 26.11, Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś is the 5th most famous Polish Skater. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Katarzyna Anna Bachleda-Curuś (née Wójcicka, born 1 January 1980) is a Polish speed skater, who was born in Sanok and resides in Zakopane. Wójcicka is specialised in allround championships as she performs well on all distances, but almost never finishes among the best on a single distance. In Poland she is however one of the best skaters they ever had and she already won fifteen national titles. In 2005, she made a lot of progression and became twelfth at the European Allround Championships and fourteenth at the World Allround Championships. She competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing tenth at the 3000 metres, eighth at the 1000 metres, eleventh at the 1500 metres and sixteenth at the 5000 metres. A year later she returned to Turin to participate in the 2007 Winter Universiade, winning the gold medal at the 1500 metres. She won the bronze medal in the team pursuit at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She participated at the 2014 Winter Olympics in three events. She was disqualified at the 3000 m, finished 6th at the 1500 m and won silver at the team pursuit. In 2010, she was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta by President Lech Kaczyński.
6. Katarzyna Woźniak (b. 1989)
With an HPI of 24.26, Katarzyna Woźniak is the 6th most famous Polish Skater. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Katarzyna Bronisława Woźniak (born 5 October 1989) is a Polish speed skater. She is a silver and bronze medalist of the Olympic Games.
7. Luiza Złotkowska (b. 1986)
With an HPI of 23.43, Luiza Złotkowska is the 7th 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.
People
Pantheon has 7 people classified as Polish skaters born between 1931 and 1989. Of these 7, 5 (71.43%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Polish skaters include Uwe-Jens Mey, Zbigniew Bródka, and Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś. The most famous deceased Polish skaters include Helena Pilejczyk, and Helga Haase. As of April 2024, 3 new Polish skaters have been added to Pantheon including Helena Pilejczyk, Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś, and Katarzyna Woźniak.
Living Polish Skaters
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Uwe-Jens Mey
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Zbigniew Bródka
1984 - Present
HPI: 27.68
Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś
1980 - Present
HPI: 26.11
Katarzyna Woźniak
1989 - Present
HPI: 24.26
Luiza Złotkowska
1986 - Present
HPI: 23.43
Deceased Polish Skaters
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Go to all RankingsHelena Pilejczyk
1931 - 2023
HPI: 50.41
Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś
1980 - Present
HPI: 26.11
Katarzyna Woźniak
1989 - Present
HPI: 24.26
