Rafał Głażewski (born April 9, 1980 in
Gorzów Wielkopolski
Gorzów Wielkopolski (), often abbreviated to Gorzów Wlkp. or simply Gorzów (formerly ), is a city in Geography of Poland, western Poland, located on the Warta, Warta River. It is one of the two principal cities and seats of the Lubusz Voivodes ...
) is a Polish
sprint canoer
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 ...
who competed in the early to mid-2000s. Competing in two
Summer Olympics
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, he earned his best finish of eighth in the
K-4 1000 m event at
Athens
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in
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
.
References
External links
Sports-Reference.com profile
1980 births
Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Poland
Polish male canoeists
Sportspeople from Gorzów Wielkopolski
Canoeists from Lubusz Voivodeship
21st-century Polish sportsmen
20th-century Polish sportsmen
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