Adam Korol

Adam Marek Korol (born 20 August 1974) is a Polish rower and Civic Platform politician. He won a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] He was the Minister of Sport and Tourism from June 2015 to November 2015 and serves in the Sejm as of November 2015.

Adam Korol
Personal information
Full nameAdam Marek Korol
Born20 August 1974 (1974-08-20) (age 49)
Gdańsk, Poland
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Quadruple sculls
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 GifuQuadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place2006 EtonQuadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place2007 MunichQuadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place2009 PoznanQuadruple sculls
Silver medal – second place2002 SevilleQuadruple sculls
Bronze medal – third place1998 CologneDouble sculls
Bronze medal – third place2003 MilanQuadruple sculls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Montemor-o-VelhoQuadruple sculls

For his sport achievements, he received:
Knight's Cross Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2008.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adam Korol". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.


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