Mateusz Kusznierewicz (born 29 April 1975 in
Warsaw
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) is a Polish
sailor
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The profession of the s ...
, specialising in the
Finn and
Star classes.
His first sailing success came in 1985, where he won the Puchar Spójni at the Zalew Zegrzyński in Warsaw. Most recently, he competed at the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens
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, winning a
bronze medal in the Finn.
For his sport achievements, he received the
Order of Polonia Restituta
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:
Knight's Cross (5th Class) in 1996,
Officer's Cross (4th Class) in 2004.
Major successes
*1993:
**2nd place World Championships
OK Dinghy
*1994:
**European Champion
OK Dinghy
**2nd place World Championships
OK Dinghy
*1996:
**Olympic Champion
Finn Dinghy
**2nd place European Championships
Finn Dinghy
*1998:
**World Champion Finn Dinghy
**Winner of the Kieler Week
Finn Dinghy
*1999:
**Winner of the Kieler Week
Finn Dinghy
*2000:
**World Champion
Finn Dinghy
**European Champion
Finn Dinghy
**4th place at the Olympic Games
Finn Dinghy
*2001:
**2nd place World Championships
Finn Dinghy
*2002:
**2nd place World Championships
Finn Dinghy
**Winner of the Kieler Week
Finn Dinghy
*2003:
**2nd place European Championships
Finn Dinghy
**6th place World Championships
Finn Dinghy
*2004
**European Champion
Finn Dinghy
**4th place World Championships
Finn Dinghy
**3rd place at the Olympic Games
Finn Dinghy
Kusznierewicz has also won over 20 international
regattas, and won
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Sailor of the Year in 1999.
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ISAF World Sailor of the Year (male)
1975 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Warsaw
Polish male sailors (sport)
World champions in sailing for Poland
Finn class world champions
Star class world champions
OK class sailors
Olympic sailors of Poland
Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Finn
Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Finn
Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Finn
Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Star
Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Star
Olympic gold medalists for Poland
Olympic bronze medalists for Poland
Olympic medalists in sailing
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics