Bartłomiej Pawełczak (born 7 June 1982, in

Więcbork Więcbork (; german: Vandsburg) is a town in northern Poland, located in the Sępólno County in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. In 2019 it had a population of 5,965. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Krajna. History After 96 ...

) is a Polish

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

. He won a silver medal in lightweight coxless four at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

. For his sport achievements, he received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2008.

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1982 births Living people Polish male rowers Olympic rowers for Poland Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Poland People from Więcbork Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers from Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship {{Poland-rowing-bio-stub