Grzegorz Śledziewski

Grzegorz Śledziewski (born 18 July 1950) is a Polish sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. He won fifteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-1 1000 m: 1971, 1975 (tied with Italy's Oreste Perri); K-2 500 m: 1974), five silvers (K-1 500 m: 1970, 1977; K-1 1000 m: 1973, 1974; K-4 1000 m: 1979), and seven bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1973, 1974, 1975; K-1 1000 m: 1970, K-1 4 x 500 m: 1974, K-4 500 m: 1978, 1979).

Grzegorz Śledziewski
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1971 BelgradeK-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1974 Mexico CityK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place1975 BelgradeK-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1970 CopenhagenK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place1973 TampereK-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1974 Mexico CityK-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1977 SofiaK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place1979 DuisburgK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1970 CopenhagenK-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1973 TampereK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1974 Mexico CityK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1974 Mexico CityK-1 4 x 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1975 BelgradeK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1978 BelgradeK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1979 DuisburgK-4 500 m

Śledziewski also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-4 1000 m event at Moscow in 1980.

References

  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Grzegorz Śledziewski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-03-06.


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