Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek (born 20 April 1968,
Oświęcim
Oświęcim (; german: Auschwitz ; yi, אָשפּיצין, Oshpitzin) is a city in the Lesser Poland ( pl, Małopolska) province of southern Poland, situated southeast of Katowice, near the confluence of the Vistula (''Wisła'') and Soła rive ...
) is a Polish
modern pentathlete
The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anc ...
. He won two gold Olympic medals, both in
Barcelona
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, 1992. Skrzypaszek won the individual and the team event.
Olympic results
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References
1968 births
Living people
People from Oświęcim
Polish male modern pentathletes
Olympic modern pentathletes of Poland
Modern pentathletes at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathletes at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Poland
Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon
Sportspeople from Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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