HEDWIG Grzegorz

Date of Birth: 17 Jul 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Male

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Slalom	Men's Canoe	14

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Men's Canoe Heats 1st Run	Finished
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Men's Canoe Heats 2nd Run	Finished
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Men's Canoe Semi-final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	C1
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	12

World Championships

Year	Location	C1	C2 X	C1 Team
2019	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP	10	DNS	5
2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	13	-	10
2017	Pau, FRA	21	-	DNF
2015	London, GBR	12	-	15
2014	McHenry, MD, USA	33	-	-
2013	Prague, CZE	17	-	10
2010	Tacen, SLO	30	-	6

European Championships

Year	Location	C1	C1 Team
2021	Ivrea, ITA	17	9
2020	Prague, CZE	11	3
2019	Pau, FRA	9	8
2018	Prague, CZE	19	8
2017	Tacen, SLO	28	5

World Cup - Overview per season since 2017

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2021	Canoe	-	1 x 22nd, 1 x 36th
2019	Canoe	6th	1 x 4th, 1 x 8th, 1 x 10th
2018	Canoe	14th	1 x 8th, 1 x 9th, 1 x 10th
2017	Canoe	19th	1 x 8th, 1 x 21st, 1 x 23rd

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
4	2019	Canoe	Prague, CZE
8	2019	Canoe	Bratislava, SVK
8	2018	Canoe	Liptovsky Mikulas, SVK
8	2017	Canoe	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP
9	2018	Canoe	Tacen, SLO
10	2019	Canoe	Tacen, SLO
10	2018	Canoe	Krakow, POL
16	2019	Canoe	Lee Valley, GBR
18	2018	Canoe	Augsburg, GER
21	2017	Canoe	Augsburg, GER

Legend
IP - In Progress, C - Canoe, K - Kayak, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Gruby (canoeicf.com, 01 Jan 2017)

Occupation:

State Higher Vocational School, Nowy Sacz, POL

Languages spoken:

English, Polish

KS Start Nowy Sacz [Poland]

Piotr Kozuch [club]

Sporting relatives:

His mother Dorota was a Polish national champion in canoe slalom, and also won gold at the world junior championships. She ended her career at age 20 to start a family. (tvn.pl, 23 Jul 2015)

He took up the sport in 1997 in Nowy Sacz, Poland. (canoeicf.com, 01 Jan 2017)

He followed in the footsteps of his mother, who is a former slalom paddler. "I hated it at first, but I can't imagine my life without it now." (tvn.pl, 23 Jul 2015)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Souvre Internationale YouTube channel, 09 Oct 2019)

Representing Poland at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Souvre Internationale YouTube channel, 09 Oct 2019)

His parents, and his first coach. (canoeicf.com, 01 Jan 2017)

General Interest

General
PERSONAL LOSS
In 2010 his older sister Iga passed away at age 23 due to cystic fibrosis of the pancreas. His younger sister Julia has also struggled with the disease. His mother Dorota has served as the head of a Polish foundation that offers support to people with the condition. (onet.pl, 07 Aug 2016; pomponik.pl, 10 Aug 2016; sport.onet.pl, 01 Sep 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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