Patrycja Maliszewska (born 12 March 1988 in

Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Biał ...

) is a Polish short-track speed-skater.

Career

Maliszewska competed at the

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for Poland. She finished fourth in the first round of the

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and sixth in the first round of the

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, failing to advance. She finished 29th in each of her events. As of 2013, Maliszewska's best finish at the

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is 10th, in the 500 metres in

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. She also has one bronze medal as a member of the Polish relay team at the 2013 European Championships As of 2013, Maliszewska has not finished on the podium on the

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. Her top World Cup ranking is 9th, in the 500 metres in

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. The year 2015 for Maliszewska was the best performance at the

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in her career where she won three medals (gold and two bronze).

Personal life

Her younger sister

Natalia Maliszewska Natalia Maliszewska (born 16 September 1995) is a Polish short track speed skater. She won silver medal at the 2018 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships and gold medal at the 2019 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships. Caree ...

is also a short track speed skater.

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Career

Personal life

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