Przemysław Miarczyński

Przemysław Miarczyński (born 26 August 1979) is a Polish windsurfer and Olympic athlete.

NationalityPolish

Born (1979-08-26) 26 August 1979 (age 47)

Gdańsk, Poland

Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)

Weight78 kg (172 lb)

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Przemysław Miarczyński

Miarczyński in 2015
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1979-08-26) 26 August 1979 (age 47) Gdańsk, Poland
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sailing career
Sport	Sailing
Club	Sopocki Klub Żeglarski Hestia
Classes	RS:X, Mistral, Formula Windsurfing, IQFOiL, Raceboard
Medal record Men's Windsurfing Representing  Poland Olympic Games 2012 London RS:X World Championships 2014 Santander RS:X

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Miarczyński already competed at the top-level when he was a teenager, becoming a multiple medal winner in Junior and Youth World Championships. During the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he finished in eighth position in the mistral class.^[1] In 2001 he won a silver medal at the Junior and Senior World Championships. He became World Champion in 2003 and finished in fifth position during the 2004 Summer Olympics. In the Olympic season, he also became European Champion and a World Champion runner-up.

Miarczyński won the bronze medal at the 2006 RS:X World Championships. He finished only one point behind world champion Casper Bouman and Tom Ashley who had as much points as Bouman. The gap between Miarczyński and fourth placed Joeri van Dijk was 24 points.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the RS:X class.^[2]