Grzegorz Kotowicz

Grzegorz Leon Kotowicz (born 6 August 1973 in Czechowice-Dziedzice) is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s (decade). In his career, Kotowicz garnered two Olympic medals, eight World Championship medals, and five European Championship medals.

Grzegorz Kotowicz

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 2
World Championships 0 3 5
European Championships 1 4 1
European Games 0 0 0
Total 1 2 2
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1992 BarcelonaK-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyK-4 1000 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1994 Mexico CityK-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1997 DartmouthK-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place1997 DartmouthK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1995 DuisburgK-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1995 DuisburgK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1995 DuisburgK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1997 DartmouthK-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1999 MilanK-1 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 ZagrebK4-1000 m
Silver medal – second place1997 PlovdivK1-200 m
Silver medal – second place1997 PlovdivK1-500 m
Silver medal – second place1997 PlovdivK2-1000 m
Silver medal – second place1999 ZagrebK1-500 m
Bronze medal – third place1997 PlovdivK2-1000 m

For his sport achievements, he received:
Golden Cross of Merit Golden Cross of Merit in 2000.

Summer Olympics

Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals. Kotowicz won them in the K-2 1000 m in 1992 and in the K-4 1000 m in 2000.

World championships

Kotowicz won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers (K-1 200 m: 1997, K-1 500 m: 1997, K-4 1000 m: 1994) and five bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1999, K-2 1000 m: 1995, 1997; K-4 500 m: 1995, K-4 1000 m: 1995).

European Championships

Kotowicz won three silver medals at the 1997 European Championship (K-1 200 m, K-1 500 m, K-2 1000 m). At the 1999 edition, he won gold in the K-4 1000 m event with teammates Białkowski, Seroczyński and Witkowski. Kotowicz also won silver in the K-1 500 m event at those same championships.

Post-Competition Career

On 8 January 2005 Grzegorz Kotowicz was appointed to the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Athletes Commission.[1]

References
  • ICF Athletes Commission appointed
  • DatabaseOlympics.com profile
  • 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)
  • Pkol.pl profile (in Polish)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Grzegorz Kotowicz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-08-22.
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