Daniel Pek (born 28 November 1991) is a Paralympic athlete from Poland who competes in T20 classification middle-distance running events.[1] Pek represented Poland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he won silver in the 1500 m race. He has also finished on the podium at both World and European Championships, winning the gold medal at the 2016 European Championship in Grosseto in his favoured 1,500m event.[2]

Daniel Pek
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1991-11-28) 28 November 1991 (age 32)
Kościerzyna, Poland
Sport
Country Poland
SportTrack and field
Disability class(T20)
Eventmiddle-distance running
ClubUKS Olympijczyk Skorzewo
Coached byLeszek Zblewski (club)
Zbigniew Lewkowicz (national)
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Poland
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 1500 m – F20
IPC World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon 1500m – T20
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Grosseto Men's 1500m – T20
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Grosseto Men's 800m – T20

References edit

  1. ^ "Pek, Daniel". paralympic.org. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Pek, Daniel". IPC. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

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