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Marek Krzysztof Witkowski (born 21 May 1974 in
Czechowice-Dziedzice Czechowice-Dziedzice (, szl, Czechowice-Dziydzice), previously known until 1958 as Czechowice, is a town in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 35,684 inhabitants as of December 2021. It lies on the northeastern edge of th ...
) is a Polish sprint canoeist who competed from 1994 to 2000. Competing in two
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, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Sydney in
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. For his sport achievements, he received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2000.


Career highlights

Witkowski won a bronze medal at the
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in Sydney in the Men's K-4 1000 m competition with crewmates
Adam Seroczyński Adam Dariusz Seroczyński (Polish pronunciation: ; born March 13, 1974) is a Polish sprint canoeist who competed from 1997 to 2008. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000. For his sport ...
, Dariusz Białkowski and
Grzegorz Kotowicz Grzegorz Leon Kotowicz (born 6 August 1973 in Czechowice-Dziedzice) is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s (decade). In his career, Kotowicz garnered two Olympic medals, eight World ...
. He also won three medals at the
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with a silver (K-4 1000 m:
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) and two bronzes (K-4 500 m and K-4 1000 m: both
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).


References


DatabaseOlympics.com profile
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1974 births Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Poland Olympic bronze medalists for Poland People from Czechowice-Dziedzice Polish male canoeists Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics {{Poland-Olympic-medalist-stub