Michał Tomasz Staniszewski (born 16 September 1973 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 1990 to 2000. Competing in three

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, he won a silver in the C2 event in

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. Staniszewski also won two medals in the C2 event at the

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with a gold in

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and a silver in

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. He also has three medals from the

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(1 silver and 2 bronzes). His partner in the C2 boat throughout the whole of his active career was

Krzysztof Kołomański Krzysztof Marek Kołomański (born 16 August 1973, in Opoczno) is a Polish slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2000. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the C2 event in Sydney in 2000. ...

World Cup individual podiums

References

* 1973 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Living people Polish male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Poland Olympic silver medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in canoeing People from Opoczno Sportspeople from Łódź Voivodeship Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{Poland-Olympic-medalist-stub