Michał Słoma

Michał Słoma (born 31 January 1982 in Prostki, Warmian-Masurian) is a Polish rower.[1][2] He won a silver medal, as a member of Polish rowing team, in the men's quadruple sculls (5:55.09) at the 2009 European Rowing Championships in Brest, Belarus, and later represented Poland at his first Olympics in London. Sloma also trained for AZS UMK Energa in Toruń under his personal coaches Alex Wojciechowski, Jaroslaw Janowski, Mariusz Szumanski, and Witold Sroga.[1]

Michał Słoma
Słoma in 2004
Personal information
Nickname(s)Slomka[1]
NationalityPolish
Born (1982-01-31) 31 January 1982
Prostki, Warmian-Masurian, Poland
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubAZS UMK Energa[1]
Coached byAlex Wojciechowski[1]
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Poland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Brest Quadruple sculls

Sloma qualified for the men's single sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by earning a third spot from FISA Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland with an entry time of 7:04.51.[3][4] Rowing in the C-Final, Sloma paddled his pace to overhaul Monaco's Mathias Raymond for a fifth-place effort and seventeenth overall in 7:34.98.[5] Earlier in the prelims, Sloma posted a lifetime best of 6:54.58 in heat four to secure his automatic slot for the subsequent stages.[6]

References
  1. "Michał Słoma". London 2012. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michał Słoma". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  3. "Olympic qualification wraps up for rowing". FISA. May 23, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  4. Collignon, Julien (May 23, 2012). "Tim Maeyens qualifié pour les jeux Olympiques de Londres" [Tim Maeyens qualified for the London Olympics] (in French). 7Sur7. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  5. "Men's Single Sculls Final C". London 2012. Archived from the original on December 6, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  6. "Men's Single Sculls Heat 4". London 2012. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2013.


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