Wojciech Kurpiewski, Polish sprint canoer, Died at 50

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Wojciech Sławomir Kurpiewski was born on February 16, 1966, in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki and died on October 8, 2016.

He was a Polish sprint canoer

Wojciech Kurpiewski competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.

He compete in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at Barcelona in 1992.

He also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers (K-2 500 m: 1993, K-4 500 m: 1987, K-4 1000 m: 1989) and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 1989, K-4 1000 m: 1986).

Wojciech Kurpiewski passed away at 50 years old.