Przemysław Miarczyński
 Miarczyński in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 August 1979 Gdańsk, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Class(es) | RS:X, Mistral, Formula Windsurfing, IQFOiL, Raceboard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sopocki Klub Żeglarski Hestia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Przemysław Miarczyński (born 26 August 1979) is a Polish windsurfer and Olympic athlete.
Miarczyński already competed at the top-level when he was a teenager, becoming a multiple medal winner in Junior and Youth World Championships. During the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he finished in eighth position in the mistral class.[1] In 2001 he won a silver medal at the Junior and Senior World Championships. He became World Champion in 2003 and finished in fifth position during the 2004 Summer Olympics. In the Olympic season, he also became European Champion and a World Champion runner-up.
Miarczyński won the bronze medal at the 2006 RS:X World Championships. He finished only one point behind world champion Casper Bouman and Tom Ashley who had as much points as Bouman. The gap between Miarczyński and fourth placed Joeri van Dijk was 24 points.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the RS:X class.[2]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Position | Boat type | Event |
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| 2012 |  |
RS:X - Men's Windsurfer |  2012 Olympic Games
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| 2006 | |
RS:X - Men's Windsurfer |  2006 RS:X World Championships
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| 2006 |  |
RS:X - Men's Windsurfer |  Gdynia Sailing Days
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| 2006 | |
RS:X - Men's Windsurfer |  Andalusian Olympic Week
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| 2006 | |
RS:X - Men's Windsurfer |  Sail Auckland International Regatta
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| 2006 | |
RS:X - Men's Windsurfer | New Zealand RS:X National Championship
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| 2004 | |
Mistral - Men | 2004 Mistral European Championship
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| 2004 |  |
Mistral - Men |  2004 Mistral World Championship
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| 2004 | |
Mistral - Men |  Athens Eurolymp Week
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| 2004 | 5. | Mistral - Men | 2004 Summer Olympics
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| 2003 | |
Mistral - Men | 2003 Mistral World Championship
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| 2002 | |
Mistral - Men | Gdynia Sailing Days
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| 2002 | |
Mistral - Men |  Kiel Week
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| 2002 | |
Mistral - Men |  Spa Regatta
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| 2001 | |
Mistral - Men | Gdynia Sailing Days
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| 2001 | |
Mistral - Men | 2001 Mistral World Championship
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| 2001 | |
Mistral - Men |  2001 Mistral Junior World Championship
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| 2000 | 8. | Mistral - Men |  2000 Summer Olympics
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| 1999 | |
Mistral - Men | Kiel Week
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| 1999 | |
Mistral - Men |  XXV International Sailing Carnival Trophy
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| 1998 | |
Mistral - Men | Semaine Olympique 98 Hyères
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| 1996 | |
Mistral - Men | 1996 Mistral Youth World Championship
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| 1996 | |
Mistral - Men |  1996 IYRU O'Neill Youth Worlds
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| 1996 | |
Mistral - Men | Kiel Week
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References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Przemysław Miarczyński". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "London 2012 - Sailing - Men's RS-X". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
External links
[edit]- Przemysław Miarczyński at World Sailing
- Przemysław Miarczyński at Olympics.com
- Przemysław Miarczyński at Olympedia
- Przemysław Miarczyński - Polish Sailing Encyclopedia[permanent dead link] (in Polish)
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Polish windsurfers
- Polish male sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors for Poland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Poland
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Mistral One Design
- Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Mistral One Design
- Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – RS:X
- Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – RS:X
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- People from Sopot
- Sportspeople from Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Polish yacht racing biography stubs