Grzegorz Filipowski

Grzegorz Filipowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡʐɛɡɔʂ filiˈpɔfski]; born 28 July 1966)[1] is a former Polish competitive figure skater. He is the 1985 European bronze medalist, the 1989 European silver medalist and the 1989 World bronze medalist.

Grzegorz Filipowski
Personal information
Country represented Poland
Born (1966-07-28) 28 July 1966
Łódź, Poland
Former coachBarbara Kossowska
Former training locationsRochester, Minnesota
Łódź
Retired1992
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Figure skating: Men's singles
World Championships
1989 ParisMen's singles
European Championships
1989 BirminghamMen's singles
1985 GothenburgMen's singles

Filipowski competed in three Winter Olympics between 1984 and 1992, with a best finish of fifth position in 1988.[2] He missed the first half of the 1987–88 season due to a stress fracture in his left leg.[3]

Filipowski was the first skater to perform a triple-triple combination of jumps (3 toe/3 toe) in competition. Barbara Kossowska coached him in Łódź and Rochester, Minnesota.[3] Filipowski turned pro in 1992 and settled in Canada. He works as a coach in figure skating at the York Region Skating Academy.

Results
International[1][4][2]
Event 79–80 80–81 81–82 82–83 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92
Olympics12th5th11th
Worlds15th11th13th11th7th13th5th4th3rd4th12th
Europeans7th9th8th8th3rd5th4th4th2nd4th5th
Skate America4th
Skate Canada2nd2nd3rd3rd2nd
Golden Spin of Zagreb2nd
St. Ivel International3rd2nd2nd
Int. de Paris2nd2nd6th
NHK Trophy4th3rd2nd1st
Goodwill Games8th
National[5]
Polish Champ.1st1st1st1st1st1st

References
  1. "FILIPOWSKI GRZEGORZ". Polish Olympic Committee (in Polish). Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  2. "Grzegorz Filipowski". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 20 April 2011.
  3. Janofsky, Michael (27 December 1987). "OLYMPIC PROFILE: Grzegorz Filipowski; Polish skater helped by move to America". The New York Times.
  4. "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
  5. "Historia" [History] (in Polish). Polish Figure Skating Association. Archived from the original on 16 August 2002.
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