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Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||
Born | (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 27) Wrocław | |||||||||||
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Club | Klub Szermierczy Wrocławianie | |||||||||||
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Andrzej Rządkowski (born 4 March 1997 in Wrocław) is a Polish fencer specializing in foil. He is a gold and silver medalist at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and a cadet world champion from the same year. He is also a medalist at the European U23, junior, and cadet championships.
Biography
Rządkowski is a medalist of various international championships in junior categories.
In 2014, he won bronze medals in both individual and team foil competitions at the Cadet European Championships (under 17) in Jerusalem. At the same location, he won a gold medal in the team foil event at the Junior European Championships (under 20). Additionally, in Plovdiv, he became the individual world cadet champion in foil. In 2014, he also competed in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, where he won a gold medal in the boys' foil event and a silver medal in the mixed team event, where he competed as part of Team Europe 1.
In 2015, he won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the U23 European Championships in Vicenza.
In 2016, he won a silver medal in the individual foil event at the Junior European Championships held in Novi Sad. At the same event, he also won a bronze medal in the team foil competition.
Rządkowski has also won medals at the Polish Fencing Championships in various age categories (under 14, 17, and 20). He is also a medalist at the Polish Senior Fencing Championships, including winning the team foil event in 2013.
Personal life
His mother is Thai, and his father, Marek Rządkowski, was a boxer for Gwardia Wrocław [pl]. He started fencing thanks to a friend.
References
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- "Nankin 2014 > Reprezentacja Polski > Szermierka" (in Polish). olimpijski.pl. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ^ "RZADKOWSKI, Andrzej". fencingworldwide.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- "Mamy drugie złoto w Nankinie!" (in Polish). pkol.pl. 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
- Bartosz Szafran (2014-08-20). "Nankin 2014: Szermierka – Rządkowski i Szymczak z medalami w drużynach kontynentalnych!" (in Polish). igrzyska24.pl. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- "POLSKIE MEDALE 2016". ig24.pl. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- "Andrzej Rządkowski – sportowcem roku 2014" (in Polish). lo12.wroc.pl. 2014-04-14. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
- "Andrzej Rządkowski mistrzem olimpijskim". wroclaw.pl. 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2016-03-15.