Adam Dariusz Seroczyński (Polish pronunciation: ; born March 13, 1974) is a Polish

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who competed from 1997 to 2008. Competing in three

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, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at

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. 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:

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) and two bronzes (K-1 1000 m:

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, K-2 1000 m:

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). 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. 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."Amended Results: Men's K2 1000m Final at the Beijing Olympic Games."
- International Canoe Federation. 11 December 2009. Accessed 17 December 2009.

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* * * 1974 births Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Doping cases in canoeing Living people Olympic canoeists of Poland Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Sportspeople from Olsztyn Polish male canoeists Polish sportspeople in doping cases Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Poland {{Poland-Olympic-medalist-stub