Maciej Grabowski (sailor)

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Maciej Grabowski
Personal information
Full nameMaciej Tadeusz Grabowski
Nationality Poland
Born (1978-03-02) 2 March 1978 (age 46)
Gdynia, Poland
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sailing career
ClassDinghy
ClubSopocki Klub Żeglarski Hestia
CoachTomasz Chamera
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Poland
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1999 Palma de Mallorca Laser

Maciej Tadeusz Grabowski (born 2 March 1978 in

International Sailing Federation
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Grabowski made his Olympic debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he sailed a marvelous stretch to notch a seventh spot in the Laser class with a net grade of 86, but fell short of an Olympic medal chance by 22 points.[2][5]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Grabowski finished the Laser regatta steadily from a poor start to take the eleventh place overall with 125 points, trailing behind Spain's Luis Martínez by a five-point shortfall.[6][7]

Eight years after his Olympic debut, Grabowski qualified again for his third Polish squad, as a 30-year-old veteran, in the Laser class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Although he performed poorly at the 2007 ISAF World Championships, Grabowski had secured a selection on the Polish team through the assistance of IOC's Olympic Solidarity scholarship.[2][8] Unlike two of his previous Games, Grabowski failed to improve his Olympic feat with a surprising sixteen-place finish in a fleet of forty-three sailors at the end of ten-race series, giving him only a grade of 131.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maciej Grabowski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. ^
    ISAF
    . 30 June 2003. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Maciej Grabowski mistrzem Europy w klasie Laser!" [Maciej Grabowski wins the European title in the Laser class!] (in Polish). 26 August 2001. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Wielki sukces w Kieler Woche" [The great success in Kieler Woche] (in Polish). Trójmiasto. 30 June 2003. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  5. Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation
    . p. 131. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  6. Athens 2004. BBC Sport
    . 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Ateny 2004: Grabowski na 11. miejscu" [Ateny 2004: Grabowski finished 11th] (in Polish). Sport.pl. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Maciej Grabowski pojedzie do Pekinu" [Maciej Grabowski will go to Beijing] (in Polish). Sport.pl. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  9. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original
    on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Maciej Grabowski poza finałem" [Maciej Grabowski is out of finale] (in Polish). Fakty TVN. 18 August 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2015.[permanent dead link]

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