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, earning them in the K-1 4 x 500 m and K-4 10000 m events.. Górecki also finished fifth in the K-4 1000 m event at the

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. Górecki was born in Strączno. His wife,

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, also competed as a sprint canoer in the 1970s.

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1954 births 1977 deaths Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists of Poland Polish male canoeists People from Wałcz County ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Sportspeople from West Pomeranian Voivodeship {{Poland-canoe-bio-stub