GADOWSKI Michal

Date of Birth: 17 Nov 1990

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Sport Class: PR2

Place of birth: GRYFINO

Birth Country:

Poland

Place of residence : SZCZECIN

Residence Country:

Poland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x POL Poland	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x Heat 2 #6	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x Repechage 1 #13	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x Final A #23	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
6	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	4:06.26
10	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2012	London, GBR	4:17.23
World Championships
2	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x	2018	Plovdiv, BUL	8:12.60
3	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x	2017	Sarasota, FL, USA	8:29.77
6	PR2 Mixed Double Sculls - PR2Mix2x	2019	Linz, AUT	9:18.92
6	Men's PR2 Single Sculls	2018	Plovdiv, BUL	9:15.25
7	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	4:08.77
7	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2014	Amsterdam, NED	4:35.35
8	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2011	Bled, SLO	4:20.89

Music. (worldrowing.com, 2019)

Occupation:

Physical Education - University of Szczecin, Poland

Languages spoken:

English, Polish

START Szczecin [Poland]

Tomasz Kazmierczak [club, national], POL

2011 for Poland, in Italy (Athlete, 07 Feb 2012)

He took up Para rowing in 2007 during his time at high school. (e-widuchowa.pl, 14 May 2015; polakpotrafi.pl, 01 Jun 2014)

He was introduced to Para sport at high school. He tried powerlifting first but found he was too tall for the sport. He then met a rowing coach, who invited him to try the sport. He had always enjoyed spending time by the sea or the lake, and found rowing to be a natural fit. (prestizszczecin.pl, 07 Apr 2016)

To win a medal at the Paralympic Games. (tvp.pl, 30 Jan 2019)

Competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (radioszczecin.pl, 19 Nov 2019)

Philosophy:

"Limits don't exist." (prestizszczecin.pl, 07 Apr 2016)

General Interest

Classification
PR2 (worldrowing.com, 03 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (sport.wp.pl, 19 Aug 2014)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (prestizszczecin.pl, 07 Apr 2016)

Impairment Details
He was born with an underdeveloped left leg [congenital femoral deficiency]. (e-kiosk.pl, 01 May 2016; prestizszczecin.pl, 07 Apr 2016; radioszczecin.pl, 19 Nov 2019)

General
CHANGE OF POSITION
In 2020 coach Tomasz Kazmierczak decided to switch the boat positions of him and PR2 double skulls crewmate Jolanta Majka Pawlak. Pawlak had previously served in the bow position for 16 years before the switch. They competed together in their new positions for the first time at the 2020 European Championships in Poznan, Poland, where they won a bronze medal. "It's a big experiment, because it's like building a crew from basis." (tvp.pl, 12 Oct 2020)

AUTHOR
His autobiography was published in 2016. (e-kiosk.pl, 01 May 2016; Wpisanyprzezy YouTube channel, 12 Mar 2016)

Social Media

Legend

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

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