Grzegorz Hedwig

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Grzegorz Hedwig
2019 ICF Canoe slalom World Championships 072 - Grzegorz Hedwig.jpg
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1988-07-17) 17 July 1988 (age 35)
Nowy Sącz, Poland
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Sport Canoe slalom
Rank No. 18
EventC1
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Prague C1 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Kraków C1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Solkan C1 team
Junior World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Solkan C1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Nottingham C1
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 NottinghamC1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Kraków C1 team

Grzegorz Hedwig (born 17 July 1988) [1] is a Polish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003.

Hedwig won three medals in the C1 team event at the European Championships (2 silvers and 1 bronze). [2] He finished 12th in the C1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro [3] and 14th in the same event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

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References

  1. "Grzegorz Hedwig". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. "Grzegorz HEDWIG (POL)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Grzegorz Hedwig". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2018.