Grzegorz Kotowicz
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Grzegorz Leon Kotowicz (born August 6, 1973 in Czechowice-Dziedzice
) is a Polish
sprint canoer
who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. In his career, Kotowicz garnered two Olympic medals, eight World Championship medals, and five European Championship medals.
For his sport achievements, he received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2000.
and in the K-4 1000 m in 2000
.
, K-1 500 m: 1997, K-4 1000 m: 1994
) and five bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1999
, K-2 1000 m: 1995
, 1997; K-4 500 m: 1995, K-4 1000 m: 1995).
and Witkowski
. Kotowicz also won silver in the K-1 500 m event at those same championships.
Czechowice-Dziedzice
Czechowice-Dziedzice is a town in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 34,867 inhabitants . It lies on the northeastern edge of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia...
) is a Polish
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...
sprint canoer
Canoe racing
This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....
who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. In his career, Kotowicz garnered two Olympic medals, eight World Championship medals, and five European Championship medals.
For his sport achievements, he received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2000.
Summer Olympics
Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals. Kotowicz won them in the K-2 1000 m in 19921992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
and in the K-4 1000 m in 2000
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
.
World championships
Kotowicz won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers (K-1 200 m: 19971997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada on Lake Banook.The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian and nine kayak events. Eight events were held for the women, all in kayak...
, K-1 500 m: 1997, K-4 1000 m: 1994
1994 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1994 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Mexico City, Mexico for the second time at neighboring Xochimilco. The Mexican city had hosted the event previously in 1974 at the same venue that hosted the canoeing and rowing competitions for the 1968 Summer Olympics.The men's...
) and five bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1999
1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Milan, Italy at the Idroscalo.The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian and nine kayak events. Women competed in eight events, all kayak....
, K-2 1000 m: 1995
1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Duisburg, Germany for the third time. The German city had hosted the event previously in 1979 and 1987 when it was part of West Germany....
, 1997; K-4 500 m: 1995, K-4 1000 m: 1995).
European Championships
Kotowicz won three silver medals at the 1997 European Championship (K-1 200 m, K-1 500 m, K-2 1000 m). At the 1999 edition, he won gold in the K-4 1000 m event with teammates Białkowski, SeroczyńskiAdam Seroczynski
Adam Dariusz Seroczyński is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from 1997 to 2008. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000....
and Witkowski
Marek Witkowski
Marek Krzysztof Witkowski is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from 1994 to 2000. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000....
. Kotowicz also won silver in the K-1 500 m event at those same championships.