Wojciech Kurpiewski
- Kurpiewski leads here. For the village in the administrative district of Gmina Lelis, within Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland, see Kurpiewskie
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Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Poland | 16 February 1966||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 October 2016 50) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 10 October 2016. |
Wojciech Sławomir Kurpiewski (16 February 1966 – 8 October 2016) was a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. Kurpiewski was born in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki.
Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at Barcelona in 1992.
Kurpiewski also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers (K-2 500 m: 1993, K-4 500 m: 1987, K-4 1000 m: 1989) and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 1989, K-4 1000 m: 1986). He died at the age of 50 on 8 October 2016.[1]
References
- ↑ "Zmarł wicemistrz olimpijski z Barcelony Wojciech Kurpiewski". Radio Zet (in Polish). 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
- Pkol.pl profile (Polish)
- Sports-reference.com profile
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