Wojciech Gutorski (born 25 May 1982 in
Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more ...
) is a Polish
rower
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. He participated in three
Olympic Games
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so far, including the
2012 Summer Olympics
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in
London
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where he competed in the
Men's Pair event together with his teammate
Jarosław Godek
Jarosław Godek (born 5 August 1981 in Szubin, Poland) is a Polish rower. He finished 6th in the men's coxless four at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2008, he and team-mate Piotr Hojka reached the C-final in the men's coxless pair. At the ...
. They finished fourth in the B finals, earning them a tenth place overall. In the
2004
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Events January
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and
2008 Games he was part of the Polish men's eight, finishing in 8th and 5th places respectively.
References
1982 births
Living people
Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Polish male rowers
Olympic rowers for Poland
Sportspeople from Bydgoszcz
Rowers from Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
European Rowing Championships medalists
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