Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Limb deficiency |
Origin of Impairment |
Acquired |
Classification |
SB-LL2 |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Bielsko-Biala, POL |
Occupation |
Athlete, Office Worker |
Languages |
English, Polish |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began snowboarding in 1998. He took up Para snowboard in 2012. |
Why this sport? |
He was involved in snowboarding prior to his accident. After his rehabilitation he took up skateboarding and mountain biking, but began to miss snowboarding. He was encouraged to return to the sport by coach Malgorzata Kelm. |
Club / Team |
AZS AWF Krakow: Poland |
Name of coach |
Malgorzata Kelm [national], POL |
Training Regime |
He trains between six and 10 hours per week. |
Senior International Debut |
Year |
2012 |
Competing for |
Poland |
Location |
Landgraaf, NED |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Wojtas, Wojtek, Ras (dziennikpolski24.pl, 01 Sep 2017; start.bielsko.pl, 21 Jan 2014; Facebook page, 13 Dec 2021) |
Hobbies |
Enduro motorcycle racing, downhill mountain biking, reading. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2022) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Finishing sixth in snowboard cross at the 2019 World Championships in Pyha, Finland. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2022) |
Most influential person in career |
Coach Malgorzata Kelm. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2022) |
Hero / Idol |
Norwegian snowboarder Terje Hakonsen. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2022) |
Injuries |
In March 2021 he sustained injuries to his face and leg during training. (igrzyska-zimowe.tvp.pl, 10 Mar 2021)
He required surgery on his eye socket after crashing in training at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (przegladsportowy.pl, 17 Mar 2018) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"You have to enjoy life and have some pleasure in it. So even when the wind blows in my eyes, I try to close them, but keep moving forward." (dziennikpolski24.pl, 27 Dec 2017) |
Awards and honours |
He was Poland's flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi. (paralympic.org, 16 Mar 2014) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. (polandbusinessrun.pl, 05 Feb 2020) |
Impairment |
In 2004 he fractured the tibia and fibula bones in his right leg in a snowboarding accident. Four months later, his leg had to be amputated below the knee due to medical malpractice. (tvp.pl, 26 Feb 2014; skimagazyn.pl, 2014) |
Other information |
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He served as an instructor at the 2020 Adaptive Snow Camp in Poland. (polandbusinessrun.pl, 05 Feb 2020) |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 11 |
2014/2015 |
Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
|
| 11 |
2014/2015 |
Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
1:38.87 |
| 15 |
2016/2017 |
Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
|
| 17 |
2016/2017 |
Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
1:18.69 |
| 14 |
2018/2019 |
Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
58.14 |
| 6 |
2018/2019 |
Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
|
| 6 |
2018/2019 |
Snowboard Cross Team Event |
|
| 15 |
2021/2022 |
Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
|
| 12 |
2021/2022 |
Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
|
Paralympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 15 |
2014 |
Snowboardcross - Standing |
2:02.17 |
| 20 |
2022 |
Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
|
| 19 |
2022 |
Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
1:15.18 |
World Cup Finals |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 13 |
2016/2017 |
Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
|
| 13 |
2016/2017 |
Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
|
| 16 |
2017/2018 |
Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
1:12.33 |
| 15 |
2017/2018 |
Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
1:27.12 |
