Tomasz Mendelski (born 21 May 1981 in Olsztyn) is a Polish

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. Mendelski has represented Poland in both the K-1 200 m and 500 m, but specialises in the former discipline, the shortest race-distance. At the world championships he finished sixth (

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), fourth (

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) and sixth (

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) before finally making the podium at the 2005 worlds in Zagreb, Croatia, where he won the silver medal. He also won the bronze medal at the 2004 European Championships in Poznań, Poland, finishing just in front of Spain's

Jovino González Jovino González, (born October 16, 1975) is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s (decade). Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the K-4 1000 m event at Atlanta Atl ...

. Mendelski also won two silver medals in the K-4 1000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in

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and

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, and a bronze in the K-4 500 m event at 2006. He also competed in two

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, earning his best finish of sixth in the K-4 1000 m event at Beijing in

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. "Tomaj" is a member of the OKS Olstyn Canoe Club. He is 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) tall and weighs 88 kg (194 lbs).

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1981 births Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Poland Sportspeople from Olsztyn Polish male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Poland-canoe-bio-stub