Sławomir Peszko - (born 19 February 1985 in Jedlicze, Poland) is a Polish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lech Poznań. Peszko made his debut for his country in a friendly against Ireland in November 2008.
Justyna Kowalczyk - ( born 23 January 1983 in Limanowa) is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. She won the bronze medal in the 30 km freestyle at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, becoming the first Pole to medal in cross country skiing at the Winter Olympics. She also won the overall 2008–09 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup. She is the first cross country skier in history that has won the World Cup and has never participated in any World Cup event in her own country.
Adam Małysz - (born 3 December 1977) is a Polish ski jumper. He was born and still lives in the town of Wisła in southern Poland. He is considered one of the best and most successful ski jumpers of all time. Małysz has won 38 World Cup competitions; in the history of ski jumping only Finn Matti Nykänen has won more (46). Małysz is the only ski jumper ever to win the World Cup 4 times (with Matti Nykänen) and 3 times in a row - that is why he is considered the best ever ski jumper, by some. He is also the most titled ski jumper in the history of individual World Championships.
Apart from the WSM, Pudzianowski is a fourth kyu green belt in Kyokushin kaikan karate, and has also trained as an amateur boxer.
Mariusz Pudzianowski faced off against fellow MMA newcomer Marcin Najman in a heavyweight match-up in Warsaw, Poland as the headliner for KSW XII. Mariusz won the fight in 0:44 of the first round by tap-out due to punches. The Pudzianowski-Najman fight was one of the most anticipated Polish fighting sport events in years.
Before the fight Mariusz said: "Ta ręka niesie za sobą śmierć, a tej drugiej sam się boję." (English: "This hand brings death, but the other one I am even afraid of.") According to the press, Mariusz will collect for this fight 200,000 PLN ($70,475 as of 11/12/2009 exchange rate), his opponent four times less that amount.