Michał Tomasz Staniszewski (born 16 September 1973 in

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) is a Polish slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2000. Competing in three

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, he won a silver in the C2 event in

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. Staniszewski also won two medals in the C2 event at the

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with a gold in

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and a silver in

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. He also has three medals from the

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(1 silver and 2 bronzes). His partner in the C2 boat throughout the whole of his active career was

Krzysztof Kołomański Krzysztof Marek Kołomański (born 16 August 1973, in Opoczno) is a Polish slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2000. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the C2 event in Sydney in 2000. K ...

World Cup individual podiums

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