Wojciech Kurpiewski

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Wojciech Kurpiewski

Personal information
Full name	Wojciech Sławomir Kurpiewski
Born	(1966-02-16)16 February 1966 Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Polish People’s Republic
Died	8 October 2016(2016-10-08) (aged 50) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 0 World Championships 0 3 2 European Championships 0 0 0 Total 0 4 2 Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona K-2 500 m World Championships 1987 Dusiburg K-4 500 m 1989 Plovdiv K-4 1000 m 1993 Copenhagen K-2 500 m 1986 Montreal K-4 1000 m 1989 Plovdiv K-2 500 m
Updated on 10 October 2016

Wojciech Sławomir Kurpiewski (16 February 1966 – 8 October 2016) was a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. Kurpiewski was born in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki.

Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at Barcelona in 1992.

Kurpiewski also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers (K-2 500 m: 1993, K-4 500 m: 1987, K-4 1000 m: 1989) and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 1989, K-4 1000 m: 1986). He died at the age of 50 on 8 October 2016.

References

• DatabaseOlympics.com profile
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
• Pkol.pl profile (in Polish)
• Sports-reference.com profile