Paweł Rafał Rańda (born 20 March 1979 in

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...

) 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 ...

. He won a silver medal in lightweight coxless four at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

. For his sport achievements, he received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2008.

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1979 births Living people Polish male rowers Olympic rowers for Poland Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Poland Sportspeople from Wrocław Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz alumni World Rowing Championships medalists for Poland European Rowing Championships medalists {{Poland-rowing-bio-stub