Ryszard Oborski

Ryszard Oborski

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
	1974 Mexico City	K-2 500 m
	1977 Sofia	K-4 500 m
	1977 Sofia	K-4 1000 m
	1979 Duisburg	K-4 1000 m
	1981 Nottingham	K-4 10000 m
	1974 Mexico City	K-1 4 x 500 m
	1974 Mexico City	K-4 10000 m
	1978 Belgrade	K-4 500 m
	1979 Duisburg	K-4 500 m
	1983 Tampere	K-4 10000 m

Ryszard Oborski (born May 2, 1952 in Poznań) is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-2 500 m: 1974, K-4 500 m: 1977, K-4 1000 m: 1977), two silvers (K-4 1000 m: 1979, K-4 10000 m: 1981), and five bronzes (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1974, K-4 500 m: 1978, 1979; K-4 10000 m: 1974, 1983).

Oborski also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-4 1000 m event at Moscow in 1980.

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: 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)
• Sports-reference.com profile