His achievement marks just the second individual non-sprint medal for Polish speed skaters at the world championships, after Damian Żurek’s bronze in the men’s 500m last year in Calgary.

The speed skater was also won eight career medals (three ... Their time of one minute 28.30 seconds was narrowly shy of the Polish trio (1:28.09) and ahead of the Netherlands (1:28.46).

Canada's Brooklyn McDougall, Beatrice Lamarche and Ivanie Blondin won silver in the women's team sprint Thursday to open the ISU world speed skating championship.