Krzysztof Smorszczewski
Krzysztof Smorszczewski (born May 26, 1963 in Białystok ) is a Polish athlete . He trains at Start Białystok .
Life
At the age of 24, Smorszczewski lost his legs in a train accident.
At the Summer Paralympics 2000 he was able to set a new world record in the shot put with 11.49 meters and win the gold medal. Even at the 2004 Summer Paralympics , Smorszczewski was able to achieve first place. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics , he took silver in the F55 / 56 class in the shot put.
Medals
The following are Krzysztof Smorszczewski's most important medal successes.
- World championships
- Gold Shot Put (1998, 2002, 2006)
- Bronze in javelin throwing (2002)
- European championships
- Gold in the shot put (2001, 2003)
- Bronze in javelin throw (2003)
- Bronze in the shot put (2005)
Web links
Footnotes
- ↑ Gazeta Wyborcza Białystok, Sept. 16, 2008, here to wrotapodlasia.pl, Srebrny Krzysztof Smorszczewski , Sept. 16, 2008 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ BBC Sport, Matthews lands 10,000m gold , October 20, 2000
- ↑ http://www.wspolczesna.pl/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080916/SPORT00/733538626
- ↑ Polish Paralympic Committee, Zawodnik: Krzysztof Smorszczewski ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on Sept. 27, 2008
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| SURNAME | Smorszczewski, Krzysztof |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish athlete, gold medalist at the Paralympics |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Białystok , Poland |