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 place 2005 Gifu Quadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place 2006 Eton Quadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place 2007 Munich Quadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place 2009 Poznan Quadruple sculls
Silver medal – second place 2002 Seville Quadruple sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Cologne Double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Milan Quadruple sculls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Montemor-o-Velho Quadruple sculls

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

References edit

  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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