Grzegorz Kołtan

Grzegorz Kołtan (born 15 September 1955) is a Polish sprint canoeist who competed from the mid to late 1970s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-4 500 m: 1977, K-4 1000 m: 1977), a silver (K-4 1000 m: 1979), and three bronzes (K-4 500 m: 1978; K-4 10000 m: 1974).

Grzegorz Kołtan
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1977 SofiaK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place1977 SofiaK-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1979 DuisburgK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1974 Mexico CityK-4 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place1978 BelgradeK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1979 DuisburgK-4 500 m

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

References
  • Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Grzegorz Kołtan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012.
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