Bartosz Majewski (born April 8, 1987, in
Zielona Góra
Zielona Góra is the largest city in Lubusz Voivodeship, located in western Poland, with 140,403 inhabitants (2021). Zielona Góra has a favourable geographical position, being close to the Polish-German border and on several international road ...
) 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 a silver medal for the relay at the 2010 European Championships in
Debrecen, Hungary
Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and i ...
, and is currently ranked no. 63 in the world by the
Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne
The ''Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne'' ( en, International Modern Pentathlon Union), commonly known by the acronym UIPM, has been the international governing body of modern pentathlon since its foundation in London in 1948. Its hea ...
(UIPM).
Majewski qualified for the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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, where he competed in the
men's modern pentathlon, along with his teammate
Marcin Horbacz. Majewski struggled to attain a higher position in the early rounds, with disappointing scores in
pistol shooting
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and freestyle swimming, but managed to display a strong performance in one-touch
épée
The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contain ...
fencing and 3 km cross country running, where he finished the race in fourth place. Majewski's best result in the last round, however, was insufficiently enough to reach the top position, finishing only in twenty-first place with a score of 5,204 points.
References
External links
UIPM Profile
Polish male modern pentathletes
1987 births
Living people
Olympic modern pentathletes for Poland
Modern pentathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Zielona Góra
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