Grzegorz Filipowski

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Grzegorz Filipowski
Born (1966-07-28) 28 July 1966 (age 59)
Łódź, Poland
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Retired1992
Medal record
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Figure skating: Men's singles
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1989 Paris Men's singles
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Birmingham Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Gothenburg Men's singles

Grzegorz Filipowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡʐɛɡɔʂ filiˈpɔfski] ; born 28 July 1966) [1] is a former Polish competitive figure skater. He is the 1985 European bronze medalist, the 1989 European silver medalist and the 1989 World bronze medalist.

Filipowski competed in three Winter Olympics between 1984 and 1992, with a best finish of fifth position in 1988. [2] He missed the first half of the 1987–88 season due to a stress fracture in his left leg. [3]

Filipowski was the first skater to perform a triple-triple combination of jumps (3 toe/3 toe) in competition.[ citation needed ] Barbara Kossowska coached him in Łódź and Rochester, Minnesota. [3] Filipowski turned pro in 1992 and settled in Canada. He works as a coach in figure skating at the York Region Skating Academy.

Results

International [1] [4] [2]
Event79–8080–8181–8282–8383–8484–8585–8686–8787–8888–8989–9090–9191–92
Olympics 12th5th11th
Worlds 15th11th13th11th7th13th5th4th3rd4th12th
Europeans 7th9th8th8th3rd5th4th4th2nd4th5th
Skate America 4th
Skate Canada 2nd2nd3rd3rd2nd
Golden Spin of Zagreb 2nd
St. Ivel International 3rd2nd2nd
Int. de Paris 2nd2nd6th
NHK Trophy 4th3rd2nd1st
Goodwill Games 8th
National [5]
Polish Champ. 1st1st1st1st1st1st

References

  1. 1 2 "FILIPOWSKI GRZEGORZ". Polish Olympic Committee (in Polish). Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Grzegorz Filipowski". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 20 April 2011.
  3. 1 2 Janofsky, Michael (27 December 1987). "OLYMPIC PROFILE: Grzegorz Filipowski; Polish skater helped by move to America". The New York Times .
  4. ↑ "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Historia" [History] (in Polish). Polish Figure Skating Association. Archived from the original on 16 August 2002.


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