Andrzej Gronowicz
Polish canoeist
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Andrzej Jerzy Gronowicz (born 7 March 1951 in Piła) is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the C-2 500 m event at Montreal in 1976.[1]
| Medal record | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1976 Montreal | C-2 500 m | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974 Mexico City | C-2 1000 m | ||||||||||||||||||||
 | 1973 Tampere | C-2 500 m | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977 Sofia | C-2 1000 m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gronowicz also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (C-2 1000 m: 1974) and two bronzes (C-2 500 m: 1973, C-2 1000 m: 1977).[2][3]
Gronowicz became the head coach of the Saskatoon Racing Canoe Club of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in 1988. He is a certified Level 3 coach under the NCCP (National Coaching Certification Program) and is pursuing Level 4 certification. His athletes have gone on to compete internationally at the Summer Olympics and the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
