Sylwia Lewandowska (born 4 January 1991 in
Toruń
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) is a Polish rower. She is a World and Olympic medallist. At the
2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the
Women's quadruple sculls.
Career
Lewandowska was part of the Polish quadruple sculls team that won the silver medal at the
2011 European Rowing Championships
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, alongside
Agnieszka Kobus, Karolina Gniadek and
Natalia Madaj. She won the silver in the event again in
2012
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, but that time the team consisted of Lewandowska, Madaj,
Kamila Socko and
Joanna Leszczynska. This was the same team that competed at the 2012 Olympics.
In 2013, the team of Lewandowska, Leszczynska, Madaj and
Magdalena Fularczyk won the bronze medal at the
World Championships
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References
Polish female rowers
1991 births
Living people
Olympic rowers of Poland
Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Toruń
World Rowing Championships medalists for Poland
European Rowing Championships medalists
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