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| Full name | Wojciech Sławomir Kurpiewski | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1966-02-16)16 February 1966 Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Polish People’s Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 October 2016(2016-10-08) (aged 50) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wojciech Sławomir Kurpiewski (16 February 1966 – 8 October 2016) was a Polish canoe sprinter who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. Kurpiewski was born in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki.
Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at Barcelona in 1992.
Kurpiewski also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers (K-2 500 m: 1993, K-4 500 m: 1987, K-4 1000 m: 1989) and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 1989, K-4 1000 m: 1986). He died at the age of 50 on 8 October 2016.
References
- "Zmarł wicemistrz olimpijski z Barcelony Wojciech Kurpiewski". Radio Zet (in Polish). 9 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Pkol.pl profile (in Polish)
- Sports-reference.com profile
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