Full name Leszek Blanik Club AZS AWFiS Gdansk Name Leszek Blanik | Hometown Gdansk Role Gymnast Level Senior International Home town Gdansk | |
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Born 1 March 1977 (age 47) Wodzislaw Slaski ( 1977-03-01 ) Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics Similar People Adam Korol, Thomas Bouhail, Anton Golotsutskov, Gervasio Deferr, Alexei Bondarenko | ||
Lausanne mag europeans 2008 leszek blanik pol vt ef
Leszek Robert Blanik (born 1 March 1977 in Wodzisław Śląski) is a Polish gymnast, World and Olympic champion in vault. He was the first to perform a handspring double front vault in piked position which now has been named after him.
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- Lausanne mag europeans 2008 leszek blanik pol vt ef
- Olimpiada 2008 Leszek Blanik
- Olympics
- World championships
- Awards
- References
Olimpiada 2008 - Leszek Blanik
Olympics
Blanik picked up a bronze in vault at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
On 18 August 2008 he won the gold medal in men's vault at the Olympics in Beijing, becoming the first Polish Olympic champion in a gymnastics event.
World championships
Blanik won a gold medal in vault at the 2007 World Championships in Stuttgart, earning him an individual berth to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also has two World silver medals, from 2002 in Debrecen, and 2005 in Melbourne.
Awards
For his sport achievements, Blanik received:
Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2008.
Golden Cross of Merit in 2000.