Daniel Wełna
Daniel Zygmunt Wełna (born 3 December 1955 in Bydgoszcz) is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-4 500 m and K-4 1000 m: both 1977), two silvers (K-2 500 m: 1981, K-4 1000 m: 1979), and three bronzes (K-2 1000 m: 1981, K-4 500 m: 1978, 1979).
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1977 Sofia | K-4 500 m |
| 1977 Sofia | K-4 1000 m |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1979 Duisburg | K-4 1000 m |
| 1981 Nottingham | K-2 500 m |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1978 Belgrade | K-4 500 m |
| 1979 Duisburg | K-4 500 m |
| 1981 Nottingham | K-2 1000 m |
Wełna also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-4 1000 m event at Moscow in 1980.
References
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
- 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)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Wełna". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22.
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