Mateusz Kusznierewicz
Appearance
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Kusznierewicz in 2007 | ||
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1996 Atlanta | Finn class | |
2004 Athens | Finn class |
Mateusz Kusznierewicz (born 29 April 1975 in Warsaw) is a Polish sailor, specialising in the Finn and Star classes.
His first sailing success came in 1985, where he won the Puchar Spójni at the Zalew Zegrzyński in Warsaw. Most recently, he competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a bronze medal in the Finn.
For his sport achievements, he received the Order of Polonia Restituta:
Knight's Cross (5th Class) in 1996,
Officer's Cross (4th Class) in 2004.
Major successes
[edit]- 1993:
- 2nd place at OK Dinghy World Championship
- 1994:
- European Champion OK dinghy
- 2nd place at OK Dinghy World Championship
- 1996:
- Olympic Champion Finn dinghy
- 2nd place European Championships Finn dinghy
- 1998:
- 1st place World Championships Finn dinghy
- Winner of the Kieler Week Finn dinghy
- 1999:
- Winner of the Kieler Week Finn dinghy
- 2000:
- World Champion Finn dinghy
- European Champion Finn dinghy
- 4th place at the Olympic Games Finn dinghy
- 2001:
- 2nd place World Championships Finn dinghy
- 2002:
- 2nd place World Championships Finn dinghy
- Winner of the Kieler Week Finn dinghy
- 2003:
- 2nd place European Championships Finn dinghy
- 6th place World Championships Finn dinghy
- 2004
- European Champion Finn dinghy
- 4th place World Championships Finn dinghy
- 3rd place at the Olympic Games Finn dinghy
- 2008
- 1st place Star World Championship
- 2019
- 1st place Star World Championship
- 2023
- 1st place 5.5 Metre World Championship
Kusznierewicz has also won over 20 international regattas, and won World Sailing main award in 1999 the World Sailor of the Year Awards.
External links
[edit]- Mateusz Kusznierewicz at World Sailing
- Mateusz Kusznierewicz at Olympics.com
- Mateusz Kusznierewicz at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)
- Mateusz Kusznierewicz at Olympedia (archive)
Categories:
- ISAF World Sailor of the Year (male)
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Warsaw
- Polish male sailors (sport)
- World champions in sailing for Poland
- Finn class world champions
- Star class world champions
- 5.5 Metre class world champions
- OK class sailors
- Olympic sailors for Poland
- Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Finn
- Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Finn
- Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Finn
- Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Star
- Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Star
- Olympic gold medalists for Poland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Poland
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics