Grzegorz Kotowicz

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Grzegorz Kotowicz
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Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 002
World Championships 035
European Championships 141
European Games 000
Total122
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Sydney K-4 1000 m
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Mexico City K-4 1000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Dartmouth K-1 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Dartmouth K-1 500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Duisburg K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Duisburg K-4 500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Duisburg K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Dartmouth K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Milan K-1 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Zagreb K4-1000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Plovdiv K1-200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Plovdiv K1-500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Plovdiv K2-1000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Zagreb K1-500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Plovdiv K2-1000 m

Grzegorz Leon Kotowicz (born 6 August 1973 in Czechowice-Dziedzice) is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s (decade). In his career, Kotowicz garnered two Olympic medals, eight World Championship medals, and five European Championship medals.

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For his sport achievements, he received:
POL Zloty Krzyz Zaslugi BAR.svg Golden Cross of Merit in 2000.

Summer Olympics

Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals. Kotowicz won them in the K-2 1000 m in 1992 and in the K-4 1000 m in 2000.

World championships

Kotowicz won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers (K-1 200 m: 1997, K-1 500 m: 1997, K-4 1000 m: 1994) and five bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1999, K-2 1000 m: 1995, 1997; K-4 500 m: 1995, K-4 1000 m: 1995).

European Championships

Kotowicz won three silver medals at the 1997 European Championship (K-1 200 m, K-1 500 m, K-2 1000 m). At the 1999 edition, he won gold in the K-4 1000 m event with teammates Białkowski, Seroczyński and Witkowski. Kotowicz also won silver in the K-1 500 m event at those same championships.

Post-Competition Career

On 8 January 2005 Grzegorz Kotowicz was appointed to the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Athletes Commission.[1]

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