- Mariusz Siudek
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Mariusz Siudek 
The Siudeks in 2006.Personal information Country represented 
PolandBorn April 29, 1972
Oświęcim, PolandResidence Toruń, Poland Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) Partner Dorota Siudek Former partner Beata Szymlowska, Beata Zielinska, Marta Gluchowska Former coach Richard Gauthier, Manon Peron Skating club Unia Dwory SSA Oświęcim Retired 2007 ISU personal best scores Combined total 177.24
2004 NHKShort program 61.84
2004 NHKFree skate 115.40
2004 NHKMedal recordCompetitor for PolandPairs' Figure skating World Championships Bronze 1999 Helsinki Pairs European Championships Bronze 2007 Warsaw Pairs Bronze 2004 Budapest Pairs Silver 2000 Vienna Pairs Silver 1999 Prague Pairs Mariusz Siudek (born April 29, 1972, Oświęcim) is a retired Polish pairs skater who competed with wife Dorota Siudek. They are the 1999 World bronze medalists, two-time (1999, 2000) European silver medalists and two-time (2004, 2007) European bronze medalists. They were the first Polish pair to medal at the World Championships.[1] They now coach together in Toruń, Poland.
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Career
Siudek started skating in 1978 and took up pair skating in 1989. His early partners were Beata Szymłowska, Beata Zielińska and Marta Głuchowska. He teamed up with Dorota Zagórska in 1995.[2] Zagórska and Siudek were Polish national champions for many years and finished as high as second at the European Championships and third at the World Championships.
In 2003, they moved to Montreal, Canada to work with Richard Gauthier. The Siudeks planned to retire after the 2005-2006 Olympic season, but made the decision to stay in after the 2007 European Championships were assigned to Poland. They were forced to withdraw from the 2007 World Championships during the long program due to injury (Mariusz's). The couple took their final bows, then left the ice.
Siudek & Siudek announced their retirement from competitive skating following the 2007 Worlds. After retiring, they returned to Poland and began coaching in Toruń.[3] They coach Stacey Kemp and David King.
Siudek is an ISU Technical Specialist in pairs for Poland.[4]
Personal life
Siudek proposed to Zagórska during the 2000 World Championships, and they were married in 2001. Their son, Richard, was born on July 7, 2009.[5]
Competitive highlights
(with Zagórska)
Event 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Winter Olympic Games 10th 7th 9th World Championships 16th 13th 8th 5th 3rd 5th 6th 6th 7th 6th 7th 9th WD European Championships 9th 6th 7th 4th 2nd 2nd WD 4th 4th 3rd 5th 3rd Polish Nationals 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st Grand Prix Final 4th 5th Skate America 2nd Cup of Russia 6th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 4th Cup of China 4th 3rd 5th NHK Trophy 7th 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd Skate Canada International 4th 4th 3rd 3rd Trophée Eric Bompard 8th 3rd 5th Nations Cup 6th 4th 3rd Ondrej Nepela Memorial 1st 1st Goodwill Games 3rd 2nd Nebelhorn Trophy 4th 4th Skate Israel 6th 1st References
- ^ Mittan, Barry (December 9, 2002). "Dorota Zagorska and Mariusz Siudek: Polish Pair to Continue Through 2004". GoldenSkate. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2002/120902.shtml. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ "Interview with Dorota Siudek/Mariusz Siudek, European Championships 2007, Warsaw". figureskating-online. April 28, 2007. http://www.figureskating-online.com/siudek-siudek.html. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ Tymiński, Rafał (July 18, 2010). "Mariusza i Doroty Siudków idee obrazoburcze". Magazyn Sportowy. http://www.sports.pl/Sporty-zimowe/lyzwiarstwo-figurowe-Dorota-i-Mariusz-Sidukowie-sprawdzaja-sie-w-roli-trenerow,artykul,81643,1,387.html. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ^ ISU Communication No. 1635PDF
- ^ Ice Network's The Inside Edge - July 20, 2009 accessed July 21, 2009
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Categories:- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Oświęcim
- Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Polish pair skaters
- Olympic figure skaters of Poland
- Polish figure skating coaches
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