Lukasz Zalewski
| Łukasz Zalewski | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented |
United Kingdom Poland |
| Born |
25 May 1977 Gdańsk, Poland |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) |
| Partner |
Julie Keeble Jolanta Bury |
| Coach | Garry Alan Hoppe |
| Choreographer | Tatiana Tarasova |
| Training locations |
London, England Farmingdale, United States |
| Began skating | 1984 |
| Retired | 2000 |
Łukasz Zalewski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈwukaʂ zaˈlɛfski]; born 25 May 1977) is a Polish former competitive ice dancer. Skating with Julie Keeble for the United Kingdom, he became the 1999 Karl Schäfer Memorial champion, 1999 Skate Israel bronze medalist, and 2000 British national champion. During his career with Keeble and with Jolanta Bury for Poland, Zalewski competed in the final segment at four ISU Championships.
Zalewski was born on 25 May 1977 in Gdańsk, Poland. He began living in England in 1991 and studied computer science at London University.
Zalewski began learning to skate in 1984. Early in his career, he represented Poland with Jolanta Bury. The two placed 19th at the 1995 World Junior Championships, held in November 1994 in Budapest, Hungary, and won the silver medal at the European Youth Olympic Days in February 1995 in Andorra la Vella.
Continuing in the junior ranks, Bury/Zalewski took silver at the 1995 Blue Swords and then placed 7th at the 1996 World Junior Championships, held in late 1995 in Brisbane, Australia. They began appearing on the senior level in the 1996–1997 season. They would win two national bronze medals before parting ways.
In 1998, Zalewski was partnered with British ice dancer Julie Keeble by their coach, Garry Alan Hoppe, in London, England. The duo competed on the senior level, representing the United Kingdom internationally. In the 1998–1999 season, they placed fourth at the British Championships, a few weeks after beginning their partnership.
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