Ryszard Tadeusz Stadniuk (born 27 October 1951) 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 di ...

who competed in the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

and in the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

. He was born in

Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

. In 1976 he was a crew member of the Polish boat which finished sixth in the Coxed pair event. Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Polish boat in the 1980 coxed fours competition. At the same Olympics he also competed with the Polish team in the 1980 eights contest and finished ninth.

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1951 births Living people Polish male rowers Olympic rowers for Poland Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Sportspeople from Szczecin Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Poland {{Poland-rowing-bio-stub