Mariusz Krzysztof Wieczorek (born 14 March 1976 in

Opoczno Opoczno ) is a town in south-central Poland, in eastern part of Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship (1975–1998). It has a long and rich history, and in the past it used to be one of the most importa ...

) is a Polish slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1992 to 2005. He won a gold medal in the C1 team event at the

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in La Seu d'Urgell. He also won an individual gold and a team bronze at the 2002 European Championships in

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. Wieczorek competed in two

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, earning his best finish of 11th in the C1 event in

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World Cup individual podiums

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* 1976 births Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Poland Polish male canoeists People from Opoczno Sportspeople from Łódź Voivodeship Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{Poland-canoe-bio-stub