Name: Dariusz Mikolajczak
Weight Category: 100kg
Date of Birth: July 22, 1982
Current Residence: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Club: Starrett Judo Club
Coach: Parnell Legros
Education: Brooklyn College, City University of New York
Late-Night Snack: Drinkable yogurt with chocolate chips.
Dream Job: "Already have it - P.E. teacher."

Olympic Teams: Alternate in 2004
World Championship Teams: 2005
Pan American Championship Teams: 2005 (Bronze)

Personal: Dariusz entered the 2005 National Championship seeded #2 and won the event, going undefeated (5-0). These results earned him the chance to compete in a best-of-three playoff for a slot on the World Team, competing against top-seeded Shintaro Higashi (Scarsdale, N.Y.) who lost a second round match and did not place. Dariusz won two matches in a row and was named to his first World Team. He was the only athlete to come into the Nationals seeded below #1 to win the playoff and make the World Team.

Recent Career Highlights:
2005:

• Gold - World Team Trials (90kg)
• Gold - National Championships (90kg)
• Silver - Liberty Bell Championships (90kg)
• Bronze - Puerto Rico Open (90kg)
• Bronze - Pan American Championships (90kg)

2004:

• Gold - Fall Classic Nationals (90kg)
• Gold - National Championships (90kg)