Leon Wróbel
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| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 1954 Nieporęt, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 February 2025 (aged 70) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class | 470 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 2025-02-04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Leon Wróbel (6 April 1954 – 1 February 2025) was a Polish sailor. Wróbel was a European champion and 1980 Moscow Olympics athlete.[1]
Biography
Wróbel was a three-time bronze-medallist at the 470 European Championships (1976,[2] 1978[3] and 1979[4]), as well as being the Polish national champion in the years 1974–76 and 1978–83.
He represented Poland at the 1980 Moscow Olympics[5] finishing in 5th place in the 470 class together with Tomasz Stocki.
Wróbel died on 1 February 2025, at the age of 70.[6]
References
- ^ Leon Wróbel (in Polish)
- ^ "470 European Championship - Hellerup - Denmark - 13-22 August 1976" (PDF). 470.org.
- ^ "470 European Championship - Cascais - Portugal - 15-22 July 1978" (PDF). 470.org.
- ^ "470 European Championship - Denia - Spain - 6-15 July 1979" (PDF). 470.org.
- ^ Leon WROBEL
- ^ Odszedł Leon Wróbel (in Polish)
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