Konrad Wasielewski

The Polish double four in Beijing in 2008: Konrad Wasielewski, Marek Kolbowicz, Michał Jeliński, Adam Korol (from left to right)

Konrad Henryk Wasielewski (born December 19, 1984 in Stettin ) is a Polish rower who won Olympic gold in quad sculls in 2008.

After Wasielewski had won bronze in the double quad in 2003 and silver in 2004 at the U23 World Championships , he moved up to the Polish foursome in 2005. Together with Michał Jeliński , Adam Korol and Marek Kolbowicz , he finished third and second in the Rowing World Cup . At the world championships in Gifu , the boat managed to win the gold medal. In 2006 the boat won the World Cup in Munich and Poznan and successfully defended the title at the 2006 World Rowing Championships in Eton. In 2007, after winning the World Cup in Linz and Amsterdam at the 2007 World Rowing Championships in Munich , the four-man won the third title in a row. In 2008 the Polish four-man was always at the forefront, with the World Cup winning in Munich, second place in Lucerne and third place in Poznan. At the Olympic Games in Beijing, the Polish foursome was able to clearly stand out from the other boats and won by over two seconds over the boats from Italy and France.

After winning the World Rowing Championships in 2009 and the European Rowing Championships in 2010 , the Polish quadruple was unable to maintain its dominance, in 2011 the boat won bronze at the European Championships and took fourth place at the World Championships .

Footnotes

1. ↑ Niezwykły prezent dla ,, Kajakowców Sochaczewa. " April 18, 2018, accessed on 18 March 2019 (Polish). 

Web links

• Konrad Wasielewski in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Konrad Wasielewski at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )