Polish University Sports Association

Polish University Sports Association

Dear Friends The University Sports Association (AZS) is the biggest students organization in Poland. AZS as the association was established in 1909 in Kraków. As precursor of university sport movement, the AZS has actively participated in international students sport events since the very beginning. The Students World Championships of 1924, considered as first university championships, have been organized in Warsaw. After the Second World War when the International University Sport Federation FISU was created, AZS was among the first federations to join it. Nowadays AZS Poland has got over 42 000 members, main board in Warsaw, 17 regional boards, over 250 university clubs. Our crème de la crème is the professional sport. AZS members are sport stars, well-known across the globe. Our athletes win medals at the biggest events, where they consists even up to 30% of the Polish national team. The first gold Olympic medal for Poland was won by Halina Konopacka (athletic sports, AZS Warszawa, 1928). Of 285 Olympic medals that Poland has won, 80 have been won by athletes of AZS clubs. In the Universiades our students have reached altogether 424 medals until now: 118 gold, 139 silver and 167 bronze (in the Winter Universiades 35 gold, 42 silver and 49 bronze). Every year we host international EUSA and FISU competitions. The most important were two Winter Universiades in Zakopane (1993 and 2001). Poland has also organized 21 events of World University Championships and 17 events of European Universities Championships. In 2014 AZS Poland will organise World University Chess (Katowice), Cycling (Jelenia Góra) and Archery (Legnica) Championships. In 2015 we will host European Universities Tennis (Wrocław), Futsal (Poznań), Badminton and Bridge Championships (Warsaw). One of the most important aspects of our interests is a common sport. Since more than 50 years we organize Academic Championships of Poland (AMP), which promote sport among students. The best of them receive their opportunities to compete in European Championships. AMP at present gathers over 200 collages, more than 40 disciplines and 80 nationwide tournaments, with over 15 000 students. Looking at the AZS from the perspective of these 100 years of history, it must be said that the organizations youngest generation is faithful to the ideals and the rules of university sport defined by its predecessors and brings into the precincts of the universities a sparkle of youth, joy and strength. Prof. Marek Rocki President of the University Sports Association

Officials Andrzej Rokita Head of Delegation Andrzej Burzyński Blanka Isielonis-Filipczuk Bartłomiej Korpak Dariusz Mazur Aleksandra Nowak Marek Rojewski Oskar Rosa Magdalena Stoch Łukasz Turlej Konrad Wełpa Michał Filarski Media Liaison Paweł Reichert Medical Personnel Glossary ECH European Championships EJCH European Junior Championshps POL CH Polish Championships UNI Winter Universiade WC World Cup WCH World Championships WJCH World Junior Championships WOG Winter Olympic Games

Alpine Skiing Adam Chrapek in Katowice KS Wisła Ustronianka Karolina Chrapek Mateusz Garniewicz Poznań University of Technology KS Malta-Ski Poznań Maryna Gąsienica Daniel in Katowice MUKS Śmig Zakopane Agnieszka Gąsienica Gładczan Jakub Ilewicz Michał Jasiczek in Kraków SNA-SKI TEAM Zakopane Aleksandra Kluś Zamiedzowy in Katowice LKS Poroniec Poronin Jakub Kłusak in Katowice AZS Zakopane Michał Kłusak in Katowice AZS Zakopane Sabina Majerczyk in Katowice LKS Poroniec Poronin Filip Rzepecki Comenius University in Bratislava SPSZ Nowy Targ Paweł Starzyk in Kraków SNPTT Zakopane Wojciech Szczepanik Andrzej Bielawa Waldemar Chrapek Piotr Ilewicz Tomasz Świst Mauro Timon Jorge Andres Martinic Arieta Mariusz Kłusak Service Marcin Orłowski Service Piotr Wądołowski Service Łukasz Cierpich Physiotherapist Jerzy Witowski Service Karolina Chrapek WCH 2013 27th (SC), UNI 2011 2nd (SG), 3rd (GS), 5th (SC); POL CH 2013 2nd (GS), 6th (SG)

Biathlon Grzegorz Bril Monika Hojnisz in Katowice UKS Lider Katowice Patrycja Hojnisz Dariusz Krajewski Karkonosze College in Jelenia Góra MKS Karkonosze Jelenia Góra Rafał Lepel Anna Mąka The Podhale State Higher Vocational School in Nowy Targ BKS WP Kościelisko Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak Marcin Słonina The Angelus Silesius State School of Higher Vocational, Walbrzych AZS AWF Wrocław Łukasz Szczurek State Higher Vocational School in Krosno BKS WP Kościelisko Mateusz Zawół in Katowice MKS Karkonosze Jelenia Góra Adam Kołodziejczyk Tomasz Bernat Service Monika Hojnisz WCH 2013 3rd, ECH 2013 1st (pursuit), 3rd (individual, sprint), WJCH 2012 2nd (individual), 3rd (sprint, pursuit), EJCH 2010 1st (individual)

Cross Country Skiing Jan Antolec in Katowice LKS Poroniec Poronin Sebastian Gazurek Higher School of Sport Education, Bielsko-Biała NKS Trójwieś Beskidzka Natalia Grzebisz Paweł Klisz Higher School of Sport Education, Warsaw LKS Klimczok Bystra Marcela Marcisz-Niemczycka in Katowice MKS Halicz Ustrzyki Dolne Justyna Mordarska Grzegorz Staręga Jan Żmojda Marcela Marcisz- -Niemczycka WCH 2009 16th, UNI 2009 14th, POL CH 2013 1st

Freestyle Skiing Mateusz Habrat in Kraków AZS Zakopane Szczepan Karpiel Zuzanna Witych Stendhal University, Grenoble AZS AWF Katowice Karolina Klimek Jakub Pradiuch Physiotherapist Szczepan Karpiel WCH 2013 26th (SS), WC 2012 28th (SS), POL CH 2013 1st (BA) Nordic Combined Adam Cieślar in Katowice KS Wisła Ustronianka Szczepan Kupczak Paweł Słowiok Jakub Michalczuk Piotr Śliwka Service Adam Cieślar WCH 2011 42nd, WC 2010 43rd, POL CH 2013 2nd

Short Track Paula Bzura Higher School of Physical Education and Tourism in Białystok MKS Juvenia Białystok Michał Domański Higher School of Physical Education and Tourism in Białystok KS Orzeł Elbląg Adam Filipowicz Opole University of Technology KU AZS PO Opole Sebastian Kłosiński Higher School of Physical Education and Tourism in Białystok KS Orzeł Elbląg Barbara Kobylakiewicz Opole University of Technology KU AZS PO Opole Wojciech Kraśnicki Higher School of Physical Education and Tourism in Białystok MKS Juvenia Białystok Kaja Pniewska The Academy of Management and Administration in Opole KU AZS PO Opole Agnieszka Tawrel Higher School of Physical Education and Tourism in Białystok MKS Juvenia Białystok Marta Wójcik Opole University of Technology KU AZS PO Opole Anna Lukanova-Jakubowska Mariusz Gnoiński Physiotherapist Paula Bzura WOG 2010 14th (1000 m) WC 2012 8th (1500 m) ECH 2013 3rd (relay) POL CH 2012 1st (1500 m, relay), 2nd (1000 m)

Ski Jumping Krzysztof Biegun in Katowice SSR LZS Sokół Szczyrk Stanisław Biela in Katowice UKS Sołtysianie Stare Bystre Bartłomiej Kłusek in Katowice LKS Klimczok Bystra Jakub Kot in Kraków AZS Zakopane Andrzej Zapotoczny The Podhale State Higher Vocational School in Nowy Targ AZS Zakopane Aleksander Zniszczoł in Katowice KS Wisła Ustronianka Maciej Maciusiak Wojciech Topór Daniel Kwiatkowski Physiotherapist Kamil Skrobot Service Krzysztof Biegun WCH 2013 30th, WJCH 2013 2nd (team), POL CH (summer) 2013 2nd, 2013 World Cup leader after 2nd competition

Snowboarding Weronika Biela Jagiellonian University in Kraków Marcin Bocian Koźmiński University, Warsaw AZS AWF Katowice Oskar Bom in Kraków F2 Dawidek Team Jędrzej Derda AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków F2 Dawidek Team Andrzej Gąsienica Daniel Kraków University of Economics AZS Zakopane Piotr Gryzło Kraków University of Economics KKS Krynica Tomasz Kowalczyk in Kraków AZS Zakopane Aleksandra Król Jagiellonian University in Kraków F2 Dawidek Team Anna Moskal in Kraków KS Ski Test Kraków Julia Piasecka Diana Sadłowska University of Innsbruck KS Ski Test Kraków Zuzanna Smykała Karolina Sztokfisz Pedagogical University of Kraków AZS Zakopane Dawid Wal AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków KKS Krynica Joanna Zając in Kraków KS Ski Test Kraków Paweł Dawidek Iwona Kotuła Mariusz Kufel Piotr Skowroński Karolina Sztokfisz WCH 2009 15th (PGS) UNI 2009 3rd (PGS) POL CH 2013 1st (PGS, PSL)

Speed Skating Natalia Czerwonka in Kraków MKS Cuprum Lubin Aleksandra Dębowska in Kraków KS Pilica Tomaszów Mazowiecki Sebastian Druszkiewicz in Katowice AZS Zakopane Angelika Fudalej in Katowice AZS Zakopane Andrzej Gąsienica Laskowy in Kraków AZS Zakopane Piotr Głowacki in Kraków AZS Zakopane Aleksandra Goss Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw WTŁ Stegny Warszawa Mateusz Kasprzyk in Kraków WTŁ Stegny Warszawa Artur Nogal Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw RKS Marymont Warszawa Piotr Puszkarski in Kraków RKS Marymont Warszawa Dariusz Stanuch in Kraków AZS Zakopane Jan Szymański University School of Physical Education in Poznań LKS Poroniec Poronin Adrian Wielgat Jędrzej Śniadecki Academy of Physical Education and Sport in Gdańsk KS Orzeł Elbląg Patryk Wójcik University of Wrocław MKS Cuprum Lubin Krzysztof Niedźwiedzki Natalia Czerwonka WOG 2010 3rd (team, reserve), 36th (1500 m), WCH 2013 2nd (team), 2012 3rd (team), UNI 2009 3rd (team), WC 2012 7th (1500 m), POL CH 2012 1st (1500 m, 5000 m), 2nd (1000 m, 3000 m), 3rd (500 m)

Medals of Polish students in winter universiades in the years 1960 2011 YEAR CITY / COUNTRY TOTAL I 1960 Chamonix FRA 2 2 II 1962 Villars SUI 1 1 1 3 III 1964 Spindlerovy Mlyn TCH 1 5 6 IV 1966 Sestriere ITA 1 4 3 8 V 1968 Innsbruck AUT 1 1 VI 1970 Rovaniemi FIN 2 1 3 VII 1972 Lake Placid USA 2 1 1 4 VIII 1975 Livigno ITA 2 2 IX 1978 Spindlerovy Mlyn TCH 1 2 3 X 1981 Jaca ESP XI 1983 Sofia BUL 3 3 XII 1985 Belluno ITA 3 1 4 XIII 1987 Strbske Pleso TCH 1 1 XIV 1989 Sofia BUL 2 2 XV 1991 Sapporo JPN 2 2 XVI 1993 Zakopane POL 3 2 5 XVII 1995 Jaca ESP 1 3 4 XVIII 1997 Muju-Chonju KOR 1 1 XIX 1999 Poprad SVK 5 2 3 10 XX 2001 Zakopane POL 8 3 3 14 XXI 2003 Tarvisio ITA 1 3 4 XXII 2005 Innsbruck AUT 5 2 2 9 XXIII 2007 Torino ITA 7 2 3 12 XXIV 2009 Harbin CHN 2 4 8 14 XXV 2011 Erzurum TUR 6 3 9 35 42 49 126 Our Star JUSTYNA KOWALCZYK AZS AWF Katowice 4 1st, 1 2nd, 1 3rd in Universiade, 1st, 2nd & 3rd in OG 2010, 3rd in OG 2006, 2 World Champion, 4 World Cup, 4 Tour de Ski Zarząd Główny Akademickiego Związku Sportowego ISSN 0209-0546 ul. Kredytowa 1a, 00-056 Warszawa, tel./fax (22) 828 02 76 www.azs.pl, e-mail: aps@azs.pl Wydanie specjalne Akademickiego Przeglądu Sportowego Redakcja: Dariusz Sokołowski. Projekt graficzny: Piotr Rachwaniec, FALL, Kraków