Tomasz Goliasz
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Tomasz Goliasz is a Polish
sprint canoer
who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. He won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (C-2 500 m: 1989
) and a bronze (1994
).
Goliasz also finished fifth in the C-2 1000 m
semifinal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, but did not advance to the final.
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 late 1980s to the mid 1990s. He won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (C-2 500 m: 1989
1989 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1989 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.The men's competition consisted of eight Canadian and nine kayak events. Five events were held for the women, all in kayak...
) and a bronze (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...
).
Goliasz also finished fifth in the C-2 1000 m
Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's C-2 1000 metres
The men's C-2 1000 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:...
semifinal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta, but did not advance to the final.