Good year for Polish sport
2014 was undoubtedly a truly good year for Polish sport. Numerous events, including those held in our country, gave the fans a remarkable dose of positive emotions, bringing sporting successes for Polish athletes.
Below is a TOP 10 list of 2014 sporting events according to Minister of Sport and Tourism Andrzej Biernat.
The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games: two gold medals for Kamil Stoch (normal and large ski jumping hills); a gold medal for Justyna Kowalczyk (10 km classic cross-country ski race); a gold medal for Zbigniew Bródka (1500m speed skating event), a silver medal for the women's team (Bachleda-Curuś, Woźniak, Złotkowska, Czerwonka) and a bronze medal for the men's team (Szymański, Niedźwiedzki, Bródka) in speed skating;
Winning the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Poland 2014;
The historic 2:0 victory over the German team at the National Stadium, and the 1st place after 4 rounds in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying group;
Anita Włodarczyk’s world record in hammer throw in Berlin: 79.58m;
Michał Kwiatkowski’s UCI Road Race World Championship;
Rafał Majka’s victory in the 71st Tour de Pologne; winning two stages in the 101st Tour de France, and victory in the mountain classification of the Tour;
Agnieszka Radwańska in 2014 Australian Open semi-final;
A large number of medals at the Zurich 2014 European Athletics Championships: Anita Włodarczyk (hammer throw gold), Adam Kszczot (800m run gold), Krystian Zalewski (3000m steeplechase silver), Artur Kuciapski (800 m run silver), Paweł Fajdek (hammer throw silver ), Yared Shegumo (marathon silver), Paweł Wojciechowski (pole vault silver), Joanna Fiodorow (hammer throw bronze), Joanna Jóźwik (800 m run bronze), Tomasz Majewski (shot put bronze), Robert Urbanek (discus throw bronze) and 4x400 men’s relay race (bronze);
Polish swimmers’ successes at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships: Konrad Czerniak (100m butterfly gold and 50m freestyle bronze), Radosław Kawęcki (200m backstroke gold) and Paweł Korzeniowski (200m butterfly bronze), and at the Doha 2014 World Short Course Championships: Radosław Kawęcki (200m backstroke gold and 100m backstroke silver) and Paweł Korzeniowski (200m butterfly bronze);
Gold medals in the Speed Skating World Cup in Berlin: Artur Waś 500m (both races), Jan Szymański 1500m, and the men’s team pursuit (Szymański, Bródka, Niedźwiedzki).
May the New Year 2015 be equally successful and full of emotions and further sporting successes for all the fans and athletes