Zbigniew Bródka
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8 October 1984 Głowno, Poland |
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Poland
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| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | UKS Błyskawica Domaniewice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Krzysztof Niedźwiedzki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zbigniew Bródka (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzbiɡɲɛf 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.
Bródka was born in Głowno, Poland, on 8 October 1984. Since 2009 he works as a firefighter in the State Fire Service (Polish: Państwowa Straż Pożarna) station in Łowicz. He represents a local sports club, UKS Błyskawica Domaniewice. He is married to Agnieszka and has two daughters - Gabriela and Amelia.
Before becoming a long track speed skater, Bródka competed in middle-distance running and short track. He often trains in Germany, as Poland lacks appropriate facilities for long track speed skating. When he trains in Poland, Bródka is forced to improvise, including using roller skates to imitate ice skating movements. In 2006, an accident prevented him from participating in the 2006 Winter Olympics. In 2010, he made his Olympic debut in Vancouver, finishing 27th in the men's 1500 metres. In the following years he took part in a number of Polish and European championships, placing well and winning several competitions (total of five gold medals until 2014) in Poland.
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