Łukasz Woszczyński (born 13 February 1983) is a Polish

canoe sprint Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

er who competed in the mid-2000s. He won two silver medals in the C-4 500 m at the

ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in canoe racing, one of two top-tier Summer Olympic sport events organized by the International Canoe Federation (the other being the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships). They ...

, earning them in

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and

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

. Woszczyński also finished fifth in the C-2 1000 m event at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

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* * * 1983 births Living people Polish male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Poland Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian World Rowing Championships medalists for Poland Sportspeople from Wałcz Canoeists from West Pomeranian Voivodeship 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-canoe-bio-stub