Andrzej Skowroński (16 November 1953 – 10 December 2020) was a Polish rower. He competed in the men's quadruple sculls event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2]

Andrzej Skowroński
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born(1953-11-16)16 November 1953
Kraków, Poland
Died10 December 2020(2020-12-10) (aged 67)[1]
Sport
SportRowing

Biography edit

In 1974, he graduated from the Powstańców Śląskich (Silesian Insurgents) Technical High School in Kraków and took up studies at the Academy of Physical Education. He was a representative of the AZS-AWF club in Kraków.

Sports edit

1979 – 8th place during the World Championships in Bled (double fours, in a team with A. Bocianowski, Ryszard Burak, Wieslaw Kujda).

1980 – 7th place during the Olympic Games in Moscow, in the quad together with Ryszard Burak, Zbigniew Andruszkiewicz and Stanislaw Wierzbicki – 6th place in the prelims (6:27.24), 5th place in the repechages (6:16.69), 1st place in the B final (5:58.63).[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Zmarł Andrzej Skowroński". Poland Rowing Federation. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020. (in Polish)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrzej Skowroński Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. ^ Adrian. "Zmarł Andrzej Skowroński". www.pztw.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2023.