Bartłomiej Pawełczak (born 7 June 1982, in

Więcbork Więcbork (; ) is a town in northern Poland, located in the Sępólno County in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. In 2019 it had a population of 5,965. It is located on the shores of Więcborskie Lake within the ethnocultural region of Krajna. ...

) is a Polish

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. 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 officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

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

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* * * * 1982 births Living people Polish male rowers Olympic rowers for Poland Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Poland People from Więcbork Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers from Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-rowing-bio-stub