Kacper Gondek

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Kacper Gondek
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Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born(1993-01-05)5 January 1993 [1]
Died(2018-01-26)January 26, 2018 [2]
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
CountryPoland
Sport Canoe slalom
Event(s)C1, C2
ClubStart Nowy Sacz

Kacper Gondek (5 January 1993 - 26 January 2018) was a Polish slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2008 to 2015. [3]

He competed in C1 and C2 and had success in both categories at the junior and under-23 level, winning three silver medals at the World Championships (C1 Junior: 2010, C1 team Junior: 2010 and C1 team U23: 2013). His C2 partner was Wojciech Pasiut.

Kacper died on 26 January 2018 after succumbing to cancer. [4]

His brother Kamil Gondek is also a former successful junior slalom canoeist from 2007-2010. [5]

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