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Nationality | Polish |
Born | Szczecin, Poland | 16 September 1951
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Sport | Sailing |
Krzysztof Szymczak (born 16 September 1951) is a Polish sailor. He competed in the Flying Dutchman event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]
Poland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 290 competitors, 252 men and 38 women, took part in 150 events in 22 sports.
Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary has been the most successful country in men's tournament, while the United States is the only team to win multiple times at the women's tournament since its introduction. Italy is the first and only country to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments.
Polish Historical Society is a Polish professional scientific society for historians.
Ryszard Władysław Szymczak was a Polish football player.
Andrzej Szymczak was a Polish handball player who competed in the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Konstantynów Łódzki.
Konrad Łukasz Niedźwiedzki is a Polish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.
The men's ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held on 20 and 21 September. There were 20 competitors from 17 nations. Nations had been limited to two shooters each since the 1952 Games. The event was won by Sergei Alifirenko of Russia, the nation's first medal independent of the Soviet Union. Michel Ansermet's silver was Switzerland's first medal in the event since 1920; Iulian Raicea's bronze was Romania's first since 1984.
The men's ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Ralf Schumann defended his title from Barcelona, setting two new Olympic records. Schumann was the third man to successfully defend an Olympic title in the rapid fire pistol, and the first to win three or more medals in the event; he would finish with three golds and five total medals. Emil Milev of Bulgaria (silver) and Vladimir Vokhmyanin of Kazakhstan (bronze) each won their nation's first medal in the event, though Vokhmyanin was a repeat bronze medalist, making him the 10th man to win multiple medals in the event. There were 23 competitors from 19 nations. Nations had been limited to two shooters each since the 1952 Games.
Marcin Lijewski is a retired Polish team handball player, who was playing on the Poland men's national handball team. He currently is a manager. He received a silver medal with the Polish team at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship in Germany and a bronze medal at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished 5th.
Krzysztof Lijewski is a Polish former handball player. He received a silver medal with the Polish team at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship and a bronze medal at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia and at the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in Qatar. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished 5th and at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished 4th.
Zbigniew Szymczak was a Polish chess player who won the Polish Chess Championship in 1983. FIDE International Master (1976).
Krzysztof Janczak is a Polish volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Krzysztof Walencik is a Polish wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
The Marian Smoluchowski Medal is a Polish annual science award conferred by the Polish Physical Society for contributions in the field of physics.
The Polish Physical Society is a professional scientific society of Polish physicists.
Paweł Szymczak is a Polish archer. He competed in the men's individual event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Krzysztof Kierkowski is a Polish sailor. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics.