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Adam Seroczyński
Adam Seroczyński in 2014
Personal information
Full nameAdam Dariusz Seroczyński
Born (1974-03-13) 13 March 1974 (age 50)
Olsztyn, Poland
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Men's canoe sprint
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 0 1 2
European Championships 1 1 1
European Games 0 0 0
Total 1 4 3
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney K-4 1000 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Duisburg K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Seville K-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Szeged K-2 1000 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Zagreb K4-1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2002 Szeged K1-1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Pontevedra K4-1000 m

Adam Dariusz Seroczyński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈadam ˈdarjuʂ sɛrɔˈt͡ʂɨɲski]; born March 13, 1974) is a Polish sprint canoeist who competed from 1997 to 2008. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000. For his sport achievements, he received the Golden Cross of Merit in 2000.

Seroczyński also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-2 1000 m: 2007) and two bronzes (K-1 1000 m: 2002, K-2 1000 m: 2006).

He is now a member of the Posnania Poznań club. In September 2008, following the Beijing Olympics,Seroczyński tested positive for clenbuterol in a doping test.[1] He was officially suspended for two years by the International Canoe Federation for his actions during the 2008 Summer Olympics and became the first canoeist to fail a doping test during the Summer Olympics.[2]

References

  • DatabaseOlympics.com profile
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
  • 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 Template:Pl icon
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adam Seroczyński". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.