Adam Korol

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Adam Korol
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Personal information
Full nameAdam Marek Korol
Born20 August 1974 (1974-08-20) (age 49)
Gdańsk, Poland
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Quadruple sculls
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Gifu Quadruple sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Eton Quadruple sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Munich Quadruple sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Poznan Quadruple sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2002 SevilleQuadruple sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1998 CologneDouble sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Milan Quadruple sculls
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Montemor-o-Velho Quadruple sculls

Adam Marek Korol (born 20 August 1974) is a Polish rower and Civic Platform politician. He won a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [1] He was the Minister of Sport and Tourism from June 2015 to November 2015 and serves in the Sejm as of November 2015.

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

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adam Korol". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.