Marek Galiński (cyclist)
Marek Galiński (born August 1, 1974 in Opoczno ; † March 17, 2014 in Kielce ) was a Polish cyclocross , mountain bike and road cyclist.
Career
Marek Galiński was Polish champion in cyclocross in the U-23 class in 1996. In 1998 he took third place in the elite class. In 2002 he became a professional with the Polish road cycling team CCC-Polsat . In 2004 he became the Polish Cross Country Champion on mountain bike. He defended that title the following year and won it again in 2008. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , he finished 13th in cross country.
Galiński died on March 17, 2014 as a result of a car accident.
Successes - cyclocross
Polish champion (U-23): 1995/96
Successes - mountain bike
Polish champion - Cross Country: 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Teams
- 2002 CCC Polsat
- 2003 CCC Polsat
- 2004 Hoop CCC-Polsat / Team Orbea (MTB)
- 2005 Grupa PSB
- 2007 CCC Polsat-Polkowice
- 2008 JBG2-APC Presmet (MTB)
- 2009 JBG2 Professional MTB Team
- 2010 JBG2 Professional MTB Team
- 2011 JBG2 Professional MTB Team
- 2012 JBG2 Professional MTB Team
- 2013 JBG2 Professional MTB Team
- 2014 JBG2 Professional MTB Team
Web links
- Marek Galiński in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Marek Galiński in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Report on eurosport.onet.pl of March 17, 2014, accessed on March 17, 2014 (Polish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Galiński, Marek |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish cyclocross, mountain bike and road cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st August 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Opoczno |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th March 2014 |
| Place of death | Kielce |