Ryszard Sobczak

Ryszard Tadeusz Sobczak (born November 2, 1967 in Zgorzelec ) is a former Polish foil fencer .

successes

Ryszard Sobczak won with the team at the world championships , first in 1990 in Lyon silver and 1,993 in food and in 1995 in The Hague each bronze, before her 1998 in La Chaux-de-Fonds became world champion. In 1998 he was also vice European champion in the team competition in Plovdiv . He took part in the Olympic Games three times : in 1992 he reached the semi-finals in Barcelona with the team, which Cuba won 9: 7. The battle for third place against Hungary was won by the Polish team 9: 4, so Sobczak received the bronze medal together with Piotr Kiełpikowski , Adam Krzesiński , Cezary Siess and Marian Sypniewski . At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta he moved into the final with the Polish team after victories over Venezuela , Germany and Austria , in which they had to admit defeat to Russia with 40:45. Together with Piotr Kiełpikowski, Adam Krzesiński and Jarosław Rodzewicz , he received the silver medal. Sobczak finished the individual competition in 15th place. Four years later he finished 24th in the individual competition in Sydney , while he just missed another medal win with the team in fourth. At the national level he was Polish individual champion three times in a row in 1993, 1994 and 1995.

He is married to the Olympic fencer Anna Sobczak .

Ryszard Sobczak in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Ryszard Sobczak at Polski Komitet Olimpijski (Polish)

personal data
SURNAME	Sobczak, Ryszard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sobczak, Ryszard Tadeusz (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Polish foil fencer
DATE OF BIRTH	November 2nd, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH	Zgorzelec , Poland