Adam Marek Korol (born 20 August 1974) 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 ...

and

Civic Platform Civic Platform ( pl, Platforma Obywatelska, PO)The party is officially the Civic Platform of the Republic of Poland (''Platforma Obywatelska Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''). is a political party in Poland. It is currently led by Donald Tusk. It ...

politician. He won a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was the Minister of Sport and Tourism from June 2015 to November 2015 and serves in the

Sejm The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of ...

as of November 2015. For his sport achievements, he received:
Knight's Cross of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on foreigners for outstanding achievement ...

(5th Class) in 2008.

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* * * * 1974 births Living people Polish male rowers Olympic rowers of Poland Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Poland Sportspeople from Gdańsk Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Poland Government ministers of Poland Members of the Polish Sejm 2015–2019 Civic Platform politicians Polish sportsperson-politicians European Rowing Championships medalists Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta {{Poland-rowing-bio-stub