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Aneta Regina Konieczna née Pastuszka (born 11 May 1978, in
Golden Cross of Merit in 2000;
Knight's Cross of the
Officer's Cross of the
Krosno Odrzańskie
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) is a Polish sprint canoer
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water.
Overview
Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...
who has competed since the mid-1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics
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, she won three medals in the K-2 500 m event with one silver (2008
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) and two bronzes (2000
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, 2004
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Events January
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).
Konieczna has also been successful at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
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, winning sixteen medals. This includes two golds (K-2 500 m: 1999
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, K-4 1000 m: 2002
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), five silvers (K-2 200 m: 1999, 2001
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, 2002; K-2 500 m: 2001, K-4 500 m: 2005
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, and seven bronzes (K-1 500 m: 2003
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, K-2 200 m: 2003, K-4 200 m: 1999, 2001, 2003; K-4 500 m: 1999, 2007
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, 2010
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).
For her sport achievements, she received: Golden Cross of Merit in 2000; Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...
(5th Class) in 2004; Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
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(4th Class) in 2008.
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Konieczna Aneta 1978 births Living people People from Krosno Odrzańskie Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Poland Olympic silver medalists for Poland Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Polish female canoeists Olympic medalists in canoeing Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Lubusz Voivodeship Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics