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.
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2005 Zagreb | K-1 200 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 Szeged | K-4 1000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 Duisburg | K-4 1000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 Szeged | K-4 500 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 Poznań | K1-200 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 Poznań | K4-1000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 Poznań | K4-1000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 Pontevedra | K2-500 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 Pontevedra | K4-1000 m |
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
edit- 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