Adam Tomasiak
Encyclopedia
Adam Tomasiak is a Polish
rower
who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
and in the 1980 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Biesal
, Gmina Gietrzwałd
.
In 1976 he was a crew member of the Polish boat which finished eighth in the coxed fours event.
Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Polish boat in the 1980 coxed fours competition. In the same Olympics he also competed with the Polish team in the 1980 eights contest and finished ninth.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
rower
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
and in the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
.
He was born in Biesal
Biesal
Biesal is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gietrzwałd, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Gietrzwałd and west of the regional capital Olsztyn....
, Gmina Gietrzwałd
Gmina Gietrzwałd
Gmina Gietrzwałd is a rural gmina in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gietrzwałd, which lies approximately west of the regional capital Olsztyn....
.
In 1976 he was a crew member of the Polish boat which finished eighth in the coxed fours event.
Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Polish boat in the 1980 coxed fours competition. In the same Olympics he also competed with the Polish team in the 1980 eights contest and finished ninth.