Marek Kolbowicz

Marek Antoni Kolbowicz (born 11 June 1971 in Szczecin) is a Polish rower. He won a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics[1] and was world champion in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Marek Kolbowicz
Kolbowicz in 2013
Personal information
Full nameMarek Antoni Kolbowicz
Born11 June 1971 (1971-06-11) (age 52)
Szczecin, Poland
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Quad sculls
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Gifu Quad sculls
Gold medal – first place 2006 Eton Quad sculls
Gold medal – first place 2007 Munich Quad sculls
Gold medal – first place 2009 Poznan Quad sculls
Silver medal – second place 2002 Seville Quad sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Cologne Double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Milan Quad sculls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Montemor-o-Velho Quad sculls

For his sport achievements, he received:
Knight's Cross Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2008.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marek Kolbowicz (full name: Marek Antoni Kolbowicz)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.


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