Grzegorz Hedwig (born 17 July 1988)[1] is a Polish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003.

Grzegorz Hedwig
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1988-07-17) 17 July 1988 (age 35)
Nowy Sącz, Poland
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country Poland
SportCanoe slalom
RankNo. 18
EventC1
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Prague C1 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kraków C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Solkan C1 team
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Solkan C1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Nottingham C1
Gold medal – first place 2006 Nottingham C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Kraków C1 team

Hedwig won three medals in the C1 team event at the European Championships (2 silvers and 1 bronze).[2] He finished 12th in the C1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro[3] and 14th in the same event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

References edit

  1. ^ "Grzegorz Hedwig". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Grzegorz HEDWIG (POL)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Grzegorz Hedwig". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

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