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Rafał Szukała

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Rafał Szukała
Personal information
Full nameRafał Marek Szukała
Nickname"Polish Pistol"
NationalityPolish
Born (1971-04-09) 9 April 1971 (age 53)
Poznań, Poznań Voivodeship, Poland
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubWarta Poznań/Olimpia Poznań
(POL)
College teamIowa Hawkeyes (USA)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 100 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1994 Rome 100 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Palma 100 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1989 Bonn 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sheffield 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1989 Bonn 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Vienna 100 m butterfly


Representing the Iowa Hawkeyes
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
NCAA Championships 2 0 1
Total 2 0 1
By race
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
100 y butterfly 1 0 1
200 y butterfly 1 0 0
Total 2 0 1
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Indianapolis 200 y butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1994 Minneapolis 100 y butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Indianapolis 100 y butterfly

Rafał Marek Szukała, born on 9, April, 1971 in Poznań is a former polish butterfly swimmer. He won the silver medal in the men's 100 m butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Szukała competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for Poland his native country, starting in 1988. He won his first major title in the 100 m butterfly at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships in Bonn. He regained the European title in 1993 and also won gold in the 100 m butterfly at the 1994 World Championships .

Szukała attended the University of Iowa, in the United States.

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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Poland
1996 Atlanta
Succeeded by