Rafał Jerzy Sznajder (13 October 1972 – 13 April 2014)[1] was a Polish saber fencer.[2] He competed in the three Summer Olympics: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, and Athens 2004.
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| Born | 13 October 1972 Będzin, Poland | |||||||||||
| Died | 13 April 2014 (aged 41) Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |||||||||||
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| Weapon | sabre | |||||||||||
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Biography
editSznajder was born in Będzin, Śląskie, in Poland.[3]
Sznajder won three individual Polish sabre titles (1998, 2001-02), and one team Polish sabre title (2003). He also won five silver medals and five bronze medals at the Polish national championships.[2]
In 1998 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, he was part of the Polish team that won the gold medal at the European Championships.[2] Sznajder also won team silver medals at the European Championships in 2004-05.[2]
He won individual bronze medals at the 1997 World Fencing Championships and 2001 World Fencing Championships.[2] At the World Championships, Sznajder also won a team silver medal in 1999, and a team bronze medal in 1998.[2]
He competed in the three Summer Olympics: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, and Athens 2004.[4]
After he retired as a fencer, Sznajder took and passed the international referee exams in all three fencing weapons.[2] He officiated several senior World Cups, European Championships, the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the 2013 World Fencing Championships.[2] He also served in the Executive Committee of the Polish Fencing Federation.
He died suddenly on 13 April 2014[3] at the end of the 2014 Junior and Cadet World Championships in Plovdiv.
References
edit- ^ "Rafał Sznajder nie żyje. Prawdopodobnie miał atak serca" (in Polish). Rmf24.pl. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Rafal SZNAJDER," Olympics.com.
- ^ a b "Olympedia – Rafał Sznajder". www.olympedia.org.
- ^ "Rafał Sznajder Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
External links
edit- Rafał Sznajder at Olympedia
- Rafał Sznajder at the Polish Olympic Committee (archived) (in Polish)
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