Kacper Gondek
Kacper Gondek (5 January 1993 - 26 January 2018) was a Polish slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2008 to 2015.[3]
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| Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 1993[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 26, 2018[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | C1, C2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Start Nowy Sacz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He competed in C1 and C2 and had success in both categories at the junior and under-23 level, winning three silver medals at the World Championships (C1 Junior: 2010, C1 team Junior: 2010 and C1 team U23: 2013). His C2 partner was Wojciech Pasiut.
Kacper died on 26 January 2018 after succumbing to cancer.[4]
His brother Kamil Gondek is also a former successful junior slalom canoeist from 2007-2010.[5]
References
- "Results - 2014 66th International Tatra Slalom". InfoICF.msl.es. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- "Zmarl Kacper Gondek". pzkaj.pl. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- "Kacper GONDEK (POL)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- "Kayak Kacper Gondek is Dead". sadeczanin.info. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- "Kacper Gondek, a late slalom canoeist". sadeczanin.info. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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