Mariusz Siudek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Mariusz Krzysztof Siudek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Oświęcim, Poland |
29 April 1972 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Toruń, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Dorota Siudek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former partner | Marta Głuchowska Beata Zielińska Beata Szymłowska |
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Former coach | Richard Gauthier Manon Peron Iwona Mydlarz-Chruscinska |
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Former choreographer | Julie Marcotte Julie Brault |
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Former skating club | Unia Dwory SSA Oświęcim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former training locations |
St. Leonard, Quebec Oświęcim |
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Began skating | 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Combined total | 177.24 2004 NHK Trophy |
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Short program | 61.84 2004 NHK Trophy |
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Free skate | 115.40 2004 NHK Trophy |
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Medal record
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Mariusz Krzysztof Siudek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarjuʂ ˈɕudɛk]; born 29 April 1972 in Oświęcim) is a retired Polish pair skater who competed with wife Dorota Siudek (Zagórska). 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 win a medal at the World Championships. They now coach together in Toruń, Poland.
Siudek was introduced to figure skating by his sister. After starting out as a singles skater, he took up pair skating in 1989. His early partners were Beata Szymłowska, Beata Zielińska, and Marta Głuchowska.
Siudek teamed up with Dorota Zagórska in 1994. In their first season together, the pair won their national title and were sent to the 1995 European and World Championships, finishing 9th and 16th in their debuts. The following season, they placed 8th in their Champions Series (later renamed Grand Prix) debut at the 1995 Trophée de France.
In the 1997–1998 season, Zagórska / Siudek were 4th at the 1998 European Championships. They finished 10th at their first Olympics, in Nagano, Japan, and ended the season at the 1998 World Championships where they placed 5th.
In 1998–1999, Zagórska / Siudek won their first European medal, silver, at the 1999 European Championships. They went on take bronze at the 1999 World Championships, becoming the first Polish pair to win a World medal.