Przemysław Miarczyński

Przemysław Miarczyński
Personal information
Nationality Polish
Born (1979-08-26) August 26, 1979
Gdańsk, Poland

Miarczyński already competed at the top-level when he was a teenager, becoming a multiple medal winner in Junior and Youth World Championships. During the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he finished in eighth position in the mistral class. In 2001 he won a silver medal at the Junior and Senior World Championships. He became World Champion in 2003 and finished in fifth position during the 2004 Summer Olympics. In the Olympic season, he also became European Champion and a World Champion runner-up.

Miarczyński won the bronze medal at the 2006 RS:X World Championships. He finished only one point behind world champion Casper Bouman and Tom Ashley who had as much points as Bouman. The gap between Miarczyński and fourth placed Joeri van Dijk was 24 points.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the RS:X class.[1]

Achievements

Year Position Boat type Event
2012 RS:X - Men's Windsurfer United Kingdom 2012 Olympic Games
2006 RS:X - Men's Windsurfer Italy 2006 RS:X World Championships
2006 RS:X - Men's Windsurfer Poland Gdynia Sailing Days
2006 RS:X - Men's Windsurfer Spain Andalusian Olympic Week
2006 RS:X - Men's Windsurfer New Zealand Sail Auckland International Regatta
2006 RS:X - Men's Windsurfer New Zealand New Zealand RS:X National Championship
2004 Mistral - Men Poland 2004 Mistral European Championship
2004 Mistral - Men Turkey 2004 Mistral World Championship
2004 Mistral - Men Greece Athens Eurolymp Week
2004 5. Mistral - Men Greece 2004 Summer Olympics
2003 Mistral - Men Spain 2003 Mistral World Championship
2002 Mistral - Men Poland Gdynia Sailing Days
2002 Mistral - Men Germany Kieler Woche
2002 Mistral - Men Netherlands SPA Regatta
2001 Mistral - Men Poland Gdynia Sailing Days
2001 Mistral - Men Greece 2001 Mistral World Championship
2001 Mistral - Men France 2001 Mistral Junior World Championship
2000 8. Mistral - Men Australia 2000 Summer Olympics
1999 Mistral - Men Germany Kieler Woche
1999 Mistral - Men Portugal XXV International Sailing Carnival Trophy
1998 Mistral - Men France Semaine Olympique 98 Hyeres
1996 Mistral - Men Spain 1996 Mistral Youth World Championship
1996 Mistral - Men United States 1996 IYRU O'Neill Youth Worlds
1996 Mistral - Men Germany Kieler Woche

References

  1. "London 2012 - Sailing - Men's RS-X". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 21 November 2014.


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