Ryszard Oborski

Ryszard Oborski (born 2 May 1952 in Poznań) is a Polish canoe sprinter who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-2 500 m: 1974, K-4 500 m: 1977, K-4 1000 m: 1977), two silvers (K-4 1000 m: 1979, K-4 10000 m: 1981), and five bronzes (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1974, K-4 500 m: 1978, 1979; K-4 10000 m: 1974, 1983).

Ryszard Oborski

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
	1974 Mexico City	K-2 500 m
	1977 Sofia	K-4 500 m
	1977 Sofia	K-4 1000 m
	1979 Duisburg	K-4 1000 m
	1981 Nottingham	K-4 10000 m
	1974 Mexico City	K-1 4 x 500 m
	1974 Mexico City	K-4 10000 m
	1978 Belgrade	K-4 500 m
	1979 Duisburg	K-4 500 m
	1983 Tampere	K-4 10000 m

Oborski also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-4 1000 m event at Moscow in 1980.

References

• Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
• Ryszard Oborski at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

External links

• Ryszard Oborski at Olympedia
• Ryszard Oborski at Olympics.com