Zbigniew Bródka - gold medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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Published: Friday, 21 February 2014 14:48
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At the Olympic Games in Sochi in speed skating 1,500 meters took 1st place with a score of 1:45,006 .

Silver medals were won by Dutchman Koen Verweij , who lost to the Pole of 0,003 p Taking into account the average speed attained by competitors , the Pole ahead of Dutchman a distance of only 4.3 cm. With this victory , Zbigniew Chin became the first Polish panczenistą , who was Olympic medalist and the first Polish Olympic champion in this discipline .

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   Immediately after the announcement of the results said: " - This was a perfect race . I put on him. I had to do to take advantage of this opportunity that was given to me in the draw . When , if not now ? I knew that you will need to go cosmic score to reach the most valuable Olympic medal - said Zbigniew happy Chin , who was an Olympic champion at the royal distance of 1500 meters speed skating at the Winter Olympics in Sochi " .

   Born in 1984, Zbigniew Bródka a dozen times Polish champion , both in the short and long track. In addition to the Olympic gold medal Zbyszek , can also boast of victory in the World Cup at 1500m .

   Adventure with ice skates started from short-track in the Students' Sports Club Lightning Domaniewice . During the study represented the University of Opole AD . In 2006, he was one of the candidates to go to the Olympic Games in Turin , finally injury ruled him from the start . Returned to racing in March 2006 . In the first start after an injury he won five gold medals in the Polish Championship , winning the pentathlon . A year later he was the best in the classification wielobojowej Polish Championships in Bialystok. In 2007, running for 500 yards won, even though a dozen meters before the finish he was 4 position .

   Sectional Zbigniew Chin is a professional firefighter. The State Fire Service runs for four years , and as he says, he does not intend to resign from the job , because first he liked her , and secondly, he realizes that the career of an athlete after all, it takes quite a short time.

   He graduated from the Technical University of Opole two directions : physical education and physiotherapy. He has a wife and two daughters.

   Zbigniew Chin from the month of October 2013. was seconded to the Central School of the State Fire Service in Czestochowa , where he fulfills his duties and participates in the Qualifying Course in Vocational , which will allow him to be promoted to the rank of a younger aspirant .

   Posting a few months before the start of the Olympic sekc . Zbigniew chin to the Central School of the State Fire Service in Czestochowa was associated with the use of a good database of sports in which the Central School has , among others, athletics stadium , gym, sauna , gym.

   During the months of April - July 2013. Mr. Zbigniew Chin was also a participant in the NCO course in CS PSP in Czestochowa. He was known as an ambitious and committed firefighter . Achieved good results in the study. Gave particularly strong in the practical classes and during services in the trainee Rescue Fire Fighting Unit . Study time could be reconciled with workouts in our unit .