Stefan Kapłaniak "Cenek" (10 April 1933 – 8 August 2021) was a Polish

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er who competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. Competing in three

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, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at

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. Kapłaniak also won two gold medals at the

1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine ka ...

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, earning them in the K-1 500 m and K-2 500 m events.

References

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Profile at Polish Olympic Committee website

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* 1933 births 2021 deaths Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Poland Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Polish male canoeists Olympic medalists in canoeing People from Nowy Targ County ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Sportspeople from Lesser Poland Voivodeship {{Poland-Olympic-medalist-stub