Andrzej Michalak
Andrzej Michalak (born April 7, 1959 in Radom ) is a former Polish cyclist and national champion in cycling .
Athletic career
Michalak won eight titles at the Polish track cycling championships . He won three tandem races : 1983 and 1984 with Ryszard Wesołowski and 1985 with Zbigniew Płatek . He won the 1000 meter time trial in 1981. Further podium places were added. He won four junior titles .
In 1980 he was a participant in the Summer Olympics in Moscow . He finished 11th in the time trial when Lothar Thoms won and started in the team pursuit in a four .
In 1980 he won the Polish Grand Prix in the time trial. In 1979, 1981 and 1983 he started at the UCI track world championships . Michalak was the first Polish sprinter to complete the last 200 m in less than 11 seconds (10,909 in Moscow on August 20, 1984).
Web links
- Andrzej Michalak in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Andrzej Michalak in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography • Polski Komitet Olimpijski. In: olimpijski.pl. Retrieved May 23, 2020 (Polish).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Michalak, Andrzej |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Radome |