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Adam Korol
Personal information
Full nameAdam Marek Korol
Born20 August 1974 (1974-08-20) (age 49)
Gdańsk, Poland
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Quadruple sculls
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Gifu Quadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place 2006 Eton Quadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place 2007 Munich Quadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place 2009 Poznan Quadruple sculls
Silver medal – second place 2002 Seville Quadruple sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Cologne Double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Milan Quadruple sculls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Montemor-o-Velho Quadruple sculls

Adam Marek Korol (born 20 August 1974) is a Polish rower and Civic Platform politician. He won a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] He was the Minister of Sport and Tourism from June 2015 to November 2015 and serves in the Sejm as of November 2015.

For his sport achievements, he received:
Knight's Cross Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2008.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adam Korol". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
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