- Source: Tomasz Mendelski
Tomasz Mendelski (born 21 May 1981 in Olsztyn) is a Polish sprint canoeist. Mendelski has represented Poland in both the K-1 200 m and 500 m, but specialises in the former discipline, the shortest race-distance. At the world championships he finished sixth (2001), fourth (2002) and sixth (2003) before finally making the podium at the 2005 worlds in Zagreb, Croatia, where he won the silver medal.
He also won the bronze medal at the 2004 European Championships in Poznań, Poland, finishing just in front of Spain's Jovino González.
Mendelski also won two silver medals in the K-4 1000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in 2006 and 2007, and a bronze in the K-4 500 m event at 2006.
He also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the K-4 1000 m event at Beijing in 2008.
"Tomaj" is a member of the OKS Olstyn Canoe Club. He is 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) tall and weighs 88 kg (194 lbs).
References
ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
Sports-reference.com profile
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- Tomasz Mendelski
- 2004 Canoe Sprint European Championships
- 2005 Canoe Sprint European Championships
- List of canoe/kayak athletes by country
- 2007 Canoe Sprint European Championships
- Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 1000 metres
- Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 1000 metres
- 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
- Poland at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
