Sławomir Mordarski (born 4 January 1979 in
Nowy Sącz
Nowy Sącz (; hu, Újszandec; yi, Tzanz, צאַנז; sk, Nový Sonč; german: Neu-Sandez) is a city in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sącz County as a separate administrative unit. It has ...
)
is a Polish
slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2006.
He won three medals at the
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...
with a gold (C1 team:
1999
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) and two bronzes (C2 team:
2002
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,
2003
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). He also won a silver medal in the C2 team event at the
1996 European Championships in
Augsburg
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. Mordaski also competed in two
Summer Olympics
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, earning his best finish of sixth in the
C2 event in
Sydney
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in
2000
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.
His partner in the C2 boat for most of his active career was
Andrzej Wójs
Andrzej Wójs (born 5 December 1979 in Nowy Sącz) is a Polish slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1995 to 2005.
He won two bronze medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (2002, 2003). He ...
(1995-2005). He was also partnered by
Marcin Pochwała
Marcin Krzysztof Pochwała (born 14 February 1984) is a Polish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2001.
Career
He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (Mixed C2: 2018), a silve ...
(2006).
His older brother
Ryszard is also an Olympic slalom canoeist.
World Cup individual podiums
References
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1979 births
Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Living people
Polish male canoeists
Olympic canoeists of Poland
Sportspeople from Nowy Sącz
Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
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