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Robert Sycz

Robert Sycz

Polish rower

Robert Sycz (born 15 November 1973 in Warsaw) is a Polish rower, and double Olympic Champion.[1]

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Copy of R. Sycz medal and autograph in Alei Gwiazd Sportu w Dziwnowie

Sycz started his rowing career with SWOS 2 (Szkolny Wojewódzki Ośrodek Sportowy nr 2) in Warsaw. He currently competes for RTW Bydgostia in Bydgoszcz. Together with Tomasz Kucharski, Rober Sycz won two gold Olympic medals (in Sydney 2000 and in Athens 2004) in men's lightweight double sculls. This pair also won two gold medals (1997, 1998) and three silver medals (2001, 2002, 2003) at the World Rowing Championships.

For his sport achievements, he received the Order of Polonia Restituta:

  • Knight's Cross Knight's Cross (5th Class) in 2000
  • Officer's Cross Officer's Cross (4th Class) in 2004

Sycz was listed as the number two male rower of 2009 in the 2010 FOCUS issue of FISA's World Rowing Magazine.[2] In 2012,

Achievements

Olympic Games

  • 2004 – Gold, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Tomasz Kucharski)
  • 2000 – Gold, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Tomasz Kucharski)
  • 1996 – 7th, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Grzegorz Wdowiak)

World Rowing Championships

  • 2009 – 4th, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Mariusz Stańczuk)
  • 2006 – 5th, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Tomasz Kucharski)
  • 2005 – Bronze, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Paweł Rańda)
  • 2003 – Silver, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Tomasz Kucharski)
  • 2002 – Silver, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Tomasz Kucharski)
  • 2001 – Silver, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Tomasz Kucharski)
  • 1998 – Gold, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Tomasz Kucharski)
  • 1997 – Gold, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Tomasz Kucharski)
  • 1995 – 5th, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Grzegorz Wdowiak)
  • 1994 – 7th, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Grzegorz Wdowiak)
  • 1993 – 6th, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Grzegorz Wdowiak)

References

  1. [1]
    "Robert Sycz". World Rowing. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. [2]
    "World Rowing Magazine - Focus 2010". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2010.


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