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Born | Będzin, Poland | 13 October 1972|||||||||||
Died | 13 April 2014 Plovdiv, Bulgaria | (aged 41)|||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||
Weapon | sabre | |||||||||||
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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.
Sznajder 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.
Rafał Sznajder | ||||||||||||
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Born | Będzin, Poland | 13 October 1972|||||||||||
Died | 13 April 2014 Plovdiv, Bulgaria | (aged 41)|||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||
Weapon | sabre | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
Sznajder 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.