Adam Wysocki

Adam Wysocki (born 27 December 1974 in Augustów) is a Polish sprint canoeist who competed from 1994 to 2008. He has won eighteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 200 m: 1994, K-2 500 m: 1999), ten silvers (K-2 200 m: 2002, 2003, 2006; K-2 500 m: 2002, 2005; K-2 1000 m: 1999, K-4 200 m: 1994, K-4 1000 m: 1994, 2006, 2007), and five bronzes (K-2 200 m: 1999, 2005; K-2 500 m: 1995, K-4 500 m: 2006, K-4 1000 m: 2005).

Adam Wysocki

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing Poland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 0 World Championships 2 10 5 European Championships 2 2 9 European Games 1 0 0 Total 4 12 14
World Championships
	1994 Mexico City	K-2 200 m
	1999 Milan	K-2 500 m
	1994 Mexico City	K-4 1000 m
	1999 Milan	K-2 1000 m
	1999 Milan	K-4 200 m
	2002 Seville	K-2 200 m
	2002 Seville	K-2 500 m
	2003 Gainesville	K-2 200 m
	2005 Zagreb	K-2 500 m
	2006 Szeged	K-2 200 m
	2006 Szeged	K-4 1000 m
	2007 Duisburg	K-4 1000 m
	1995 Duisburg	K-2 500 m
	1999 Milan	K-2 200 m
	2005 Zagreb	K-2 200 m
	2005 Zagreb	K-4 1000 m
	2006 Szeged	K-4 500 m
European Championships
	1999 Zagreb	K2-200 m
	1999 Zagreb	K2-500 m
	1997 Plovdiv	K2-500 m
	2005 Poznań	K2-500 m
	1997 Plovdiv	K2-200 m
	1997 Plovdiv	K4-200 m
	1999 Zagreb	K2-1000 m
	2001 Milan	K2-200 m
	2001 Milan	K2-500 m
	2002 Szeged	K2-200 m
	2005 Poznań	K4-1000 m
	2007 Pontevedra	K2-500 m
	2007 Pontevedra	K4-1000 m

Biography

Wysocki also competed in four Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth twice (K-2 500 m: 2004, K-4 1000 m: 1996).

Standing 186 cm tall (6'1) and weighs 88 kg (194 lbs), Wysocki is studying in Kraków to become a coach when he retires. Unusually, Wysocki has also won prizes in poetry competitions.

References

• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
• profile (in Polish)
• Photo from Polish Olympic Team Site at the Wayback Machine (archived January 4, 2006) (in Polish)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adam Wysocki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

External links

• Adam Wysocki at Olympedia
• Adam Wysocki at Olympics.com
• Adam Wysocki at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
• Adam Wysocki at Olympic.org (archived)
• Adam Wysocki at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)