Maciej Maik
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| Born | 26 August 1984 Tychy, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 March 2003 (aged 18) Tychy, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maciej Maik (26 August 1984 - 28 March 2003) was a Polish Paralympic swimmer who competed at 2000 Summer Paralympics and won three medals. He was also a World champion in backstroke and silver medalist in breaststroke.[1][2]
Death
[edit]Maik took his own life and was found dead in his apartment in Tychy.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Maciej Maik - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Swimmers honor the memory of Paralympic champion Maciej Maik (in Polish)". ParaSportowcy. 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Maciej Maik is dead (in Polish)". Tychy Naszemiasto. 31 March 2003.
Categories:
- 1984 births
- 2003 suicides
- 2003 deaths
- Sportspeople from Tychy
- Paralympic swimmers for Poland
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Suicides by hanging in Poland
- Polish male backstroke swimmers
- Polish male breaststroke swimmers
- Polish male medley swimmers
- S10-classified para swimmers
- 21st-century Polish sportsmen