Stefan Kapłaniak

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Stefan Kapłaniak
Stefan Kapłaniak as a Men's K-2 1000 metres medalist at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Personal information
Born10 April 1933
Szczawnica, Poland
Died8 August 2021(2021-08-08) (aged 88)
Chicago, U.S.
Medal record
Men's
canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome K-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Prague K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1958 Prague K-2 500 m

Stefan Kapłaniak "Cenek" (10 April 1933 – 8 August 2021) was a Polish

Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Rome in 1960
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Kapłaniak also won two gold medals at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague, earning them in the K-1 500 m and K-2 500 m events.

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