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Michał Dąbrowski

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Michał Dąbrowski
Nickname(s)"Misio"
Born(1986-04-02)2 April 1986[1]
Warsaw, Poland
Died13 November 2024(2024-11-13) (aged 38)
Warsaw, Poland
Sport
WeaponÉpée B / Sabre B
Disability classB
Medal record
Wheelchair fencing
Representing  Poland
Summer Paralympics
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Sabre B
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Épée B
IWAS World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Terni Epée B
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Terni Sabre B
IWAS European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Warsaw Sabre B
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Warsaw Épée B
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Warsaw Team Foil

Michał Dąbrowski (2 April 1986 – 13 November 2024) was a Polish wheelchair fencer who competed in both épée and sabre B. At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he won the silver medal in the individual sabre B classification and bronze in the épée B event.

Biography

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Dąbrowski competed in the 2022 European Championships, where he won three bronze medals. He then won two bronze medals at the 2023 World Championships.[1] In November 2023, Dąbrowski was diagnosed with bile duct cancer, which he received treatment for.[2] Despite this, he was able to compete in the 2024 Summer Paralympics and on 3 September, he won the silver medal in the individual sabre B event, in which he lost to Feng Yanke in the gold medal match.[3][4] Three days later, he competed in the épée B event, where he lost to Dimitri Coutya in the semifinals.[5] After getting pass the repechage round, however, he won the bronze medal by defeating Zhang Jie.[6][7]

On 13 November 2024, a day after receiving the Order of Polonia Restituta,[8] Dąbrowski died at the age of 38.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "DABROWSKI Michal". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 3 September 2021. (alternate link)
  2. ^ Jan Błaszkowski (15 February 2024). "Zdobył mistrzostwo świata, potem przyszła diagnoza. Polski paralimpijczyk zbiera na drogi lek" (in Polish). TVN24.
  3. ^ Pęczak, Jan (3 September 2024). "Michał Dąbrowski ze srebrnym medalem w szermierce na igrzyskach paralimpijskich" (in Polish). TVP Sport.
  4. ^ Świderski, Damian (4 September 2024). "Michał Dąbrowski we wtorek wywalczył srebrny medal. Walczy jednak o coś ważniejszego niż krążek" (in Polish). Sportowy24.
  5. ^ Hudson, Elizabeth (6 September 2024). "Coutya wins second Paris gold as GB beat Tokyo tally". BBC.
  6. ^ Sierheji, Rafał (6 September 2024). "Jest kolejny medal dla Polski w Paryżu! Brąz dla Michała Dąbrowskiego" (in Polish). Interia Sport.
  7. ^ "Men's Épée Category B Medallists" (PDF). Paris 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Michał Dąbrowski odznaczony Krzyżem Kawalerskim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Michał Dąbrowski nie żyje. Polski szermierz miał 38 lat" (in Polish). TVN24. 13 November 2024.
  10. ^ McCarvel, Nick (14 November 2024). "Michal Dabrowski, two-time Paralympic medallist in wheelchair fencing, has died at 38". olympics.com. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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