Polish Championships in biathlon 2008
The Polish Biathlon Championships were held in Jakuszyce in 2008 . The competitions on December 28th and 29th took place during the break in the biathlon World Cup at the turn of the year. The title fights were held in the sprint and pursuit. While Tomasz Sikora was able to confirm his very good form of the season so far in the men’s category and became champion twice, Magdalena Gwizdoń confirmed her rather poor form so far. So won the title Krystyna Pałka in the sprint and the young talent Weronika Nowakowska in the pursuit.
Women
Sprint 7.5 km
| space | Surname | error | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krystyna Pałka | 0 | 24: 21.9 |
| 2 | Weronika Nowakowska | 2 | +30.6 |
| 3 | Magdalena Gwizdoń | 2 | +32.1 |
| 4th | Paulina Bobak | 1 | +1: 00.7 |
| 5 | Agnieszka Grzybek | 3 | +1: 25.5 |
| 6th | Magdalena Nykiel | 3 | +2: 19.6 |
| 7th | Karolina Pitoń | 4th | +3: 33.6 |
| 8th | Monika Hojnisz | 2 | +4: 02.1 |
| 9 | Katarzyna Jakieła | 2 | +4: 26.0 |
| 10 | Iwona Iwaniec | 1 | +4: 45.7 |
Date: December 28th
40 biathletes participated. Krystyna Pałka benefited from her faultless shooting positions in her win. Favorite Magdalena Gwizdoń presented herself as in the previous season's races in moderate form and only came in bronze. Overall, there was a large fluctuation in performance among the athletes. Izabela Malinowska was 14: 39.5 minutes back in last place. A-team athlete Patrycja Hojnisz was only 15th, 6: 12.7 minutes behind. Katarzyna Ponikwia was not at the start.
Pursuit 10.0 km
| space | Surname | error | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weronika Nowakowska | 3 | 33: 38.0 |
| 2 | Magdalena Gwizdoń | 5 | +37.6 |
| 3 | Paulina Bobak | 3 | +1: 35.5 |
| 4th | Agnieszka Grzybek | 6th | +2: 22.5 |
| 5 | Magdalena Nykiel | 5 | +4: 30.2 |
| 6th | Karolina Pitoń | 6th | +6: 55.2 |
| 7th | Monika Hojnisz | 4th | +7: 26.1 |
| 8th | Magdalena Kępka | 6th | +10: 51.2 |
| 9 | Katarzyna Jakieła | 7th | +11: 38.4 |
| 10 | Katarzyna Leja | 7th | +11: 45.7 |
Date: December 29th
There were 30 athletes. The winner of the sprint competition, Krystyna Pałka, was no longer at the start . She was unable to compete due to long-term back problems and food poisoning. Weronika Nowakowska, who had previously won her first title after being runner-up in the sprint, benefited from this. There were no longer any major shifts in the top ranking. The further spread in performance was to be determined. Last placed Dorota Wojda was 29: 33.2 minutes behind the winner. The sometimes poor shooting results were also noticeable.
Men
Sprint 10.0 km
| space | Surname | error | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomasz Sikora | 0 | 27: 49.8 |
| 2 | Adam Kwak | 3 | +3: 21.9 |
| 3 | Łukasz Szczurek | 4th | +3: 38.7 |
| 4th | Grzegorz Bril | 4th | +3: 53.9 |
| 5 | Miroslaw Kobus | 3 | +4: 00.7 |
| 6th | Mariusz Leja | 2 | +4: 15.1 |
| 7th | Sebastian Witek | 4th | +4: 29.1 |
| 8th | Rafał Lepel | 3 | +4: 53.4 |
| 9 | Piotr Kotas | 3 | +5: 02.3 |
| 10 | Łukasz Witek | 6th | +5: 23.3 |
Date: December 28th there
were 57 athletes. Tomasz Sikora towered over the competition. Overall, there was a wide spread in terms of performance, with Krzysztof Jaszak finishing last 17: 20.3 minutes behind. From the A-team came Tomasz Puda only to 19th place. Krzysztof Pływaczyk did not start.
Pursuit 12.5 km
| space | Surname | error | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomasz Sikora | 1 | 35: 49.6 |
| 2 | Łukasz Szczurek | 5 | +6: 24.0 |
| 3 | Adam Kwak | 9 | +8: 11.8 |
| 4th | Sebastian Witek | 6th | +8: 25.2 |
| 5 | Grzegorz Bril | 9 | +8: 51.0 |
| 6th | Piotr Kotas | 4th | +9: 04.5 |
| 7th | Miroslaw Kobus | 6th | +9: 04.8 |
| 8th | Rafał Lepel | 5 | +10: 22.5 |
| 9 | Mariusz Leja | 9 | +10: 31.6 |
| 10 | Tomasz Puda | 2 | +10: 57.7 |
Date: September 22nd, there
were only 28 athletes left. What was striking was the renewed superiority of Sikora, the sometimes poor shooting performance and the further spread of performance. Grzegorz Korzeń was last placed 20: 12.5 minutes behind the winner. Tomasz Puda improved by 10 places thanks to a good shooting performance, while Łukasz Witek fell back to 15th place with 12 errors.