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| Full name | Leszek Robert Blanik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1977-03-01) 1 March 1977 (age 47) Wodzisław Śląski, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Gdańsk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | AZS AWFiS Gdansk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Andrey Levit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Piotr Mikolajek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Leszek Robert Blanik (born 1 March 1977 in Wodzisław Śląski) is a Polish gymnast, World and Olympic champion in vault. He was the first to perform a handspring double front vault in piked position which now has been named after him.
Olympics
Blanik picked up a bronze in vault at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
On 18 August 2008, he won the gold medal in men's vault at the Olympics in Beijing, becoming the first Polish Olympic champion in a gymnastics event.
World championships
Blanik won a gold medal in vault at the 2007 World Championships in Stuttgart, earning him an individual berth to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also has two World silver medals, from 2002 in Debrecen, and 2005 in Melbourne.
Awards
For his sport achievements, Blanik received:
Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2008.
Golden Cross of Merit in 2000.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leszek Blanik". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- "Leszek Blanik". International Gymnast. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
- "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Gymnastics". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-23. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived December 29, 2011)
- Leszek BLANIK at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Blanik (vault animation)
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