Dariusz Białkowski (born 16 July 1970 in

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) is a Polish sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s (decade). Competing in three

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, he won two bronze medals. Kotowicz won them in the K-2 1000 m in

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and in the K-4 1000 m in

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. He represent club

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. Białkowski also won four bronze medals at the

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, earning them in the K-2 1000 m (

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), K-4 500 m (1995), and K-4 1000 m (1995) events.

References

* * * 1970 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Astoria Bydgoszcz members Living people Olympic canoeists of Poland Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Polish male canoeists Olympic medalists in canoeing People from Białogard ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Sportspeople from West Pomeranian Voivodeship Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics 20th-century Polish people {{Poland-Olympic-medalist-stub