Michał Śliwiński
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Michał•Śliwiński |
| Used name | Michał•Śliwiński |
| Other names | Mikhail Yaroslavovich Slivinsky, Михаил Ярославович Сливинский, Mykhailo Yaroslavovych Slivinskyi, Михайло Ярославович Слівінський |
| Born | 5 February 1970 in Dobrotvir, Lviv (UKR) |
| Measurements | 178 cm / 82 kg |
| Affiliations | Spójnia Warszawa |
| NOC |  Poland  Soviet Union  Ukraine  Unified Team |
| Nationality | Ukraine |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 2 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Michał Śliwiński had the following podium finishes at the Flatwater World Championships: 1st 1989 C1 500 m, 1st 1990 C1 500 m, 1st 1991 C1 500 m, 1st 2001 C2 1000 m (with Marcin Kobierski), 1st 2002 C2 1000 m (with Marcin Kobierski), 1st 2005 C4 1000 m (with Wojciech Tyszyński, Andrzej Jezierski, and Michał Gajownik), 2nd 2003 C4 500 m (with Łukasz Woszczyński, Marcin Grzybowski, and the non-Olympian Adam Ginter), 3rd 1994 K4 200 m (with Andriy Petrov, Andriy Borzukov, and the non-Olympian Yuriy Kichayev), 3rd 1994 C1 200 m, 3rd 1994 C1 500 m, 3rd 1995 C1 200 m, 3rd 1997 C1 200 m, 3rd 1997 C1 500 m, 3rd 1998 C1 200 m, 3rd 1998 C1 500 m, 3rd 2001 C1 200 m, 3rd 2002 C4 500 m (with Marcin Grzybowski, Daniel Jędraszko, and the non-Olympian Adam Ginter), 3rd 2005 C4 500 m (with Andrzej Jezierski, Michał Gajownik, and the non-Olympian Adam Ginter). Śliwiński won his World Championship medals while representing the Soviet Union (1989-1991), Ukraine (1994-1998), and Poland (2001-2005).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | URS |
UKR |
Mykhailo Slivinsky | |||
| Canadian Singles, 500 metres, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | |||||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | EUN |
UKR |
Mykhailo Slivinsky | |||
| Canadian Singles, 500 metres, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | |||||
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | UKR |
Mykhailo Slivinsky | ||||
| Canadian Singles, 500 metres, Men (Olympic) | 4 | ||||||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | UKR |
Mykhailo Slivinsky | ||||
| Canadian Singles, 500 metres, Men (Olympic) | 7 | ||||||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | POL |
Michał Śliwiński | ||||
| Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | Łukasz Woszczyński | 5 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Canoe Sprint European Championships (1–2–2 1997 Plovdiv bronze: C1 200 m (competed as Mykhailo Slivinsky for Ukraine); 2000 Poznań bronze: C4 200 m (competed as Mykhailo Slivinsky for Ukraine); 2002 Szeged silver: C2 1000 m (competed for Poland); 2004 Poznań gold: C2 1000 m (competed for Poland); 2005 Poznań silver: C2 500 m (competed for Poland))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Canoe Sprint World Championships (6–1–11 1989 Plovdiv gold: C1 500 m (competed as Mykhailo Slivinsky for the Soviet Union); 1990 Poznań gold: C1 500 m (competed as Mykhailo Slivinsky for the Soviet Union); 1991 Paris gold: C1 500 m (competed as Mykhailo Slivinsky for the Soviet Union); 1994 Ciudad de México bronze: K4 200 m, C1 200 m, and C1 500 m (competed as Mykhailo Slivinsky for the Ukraine); 1995 Duisburg bronze: C1 200 m (competed as Mykhailo Slivinsky for Ukraine); 1997 Dartmouth bronze: C1 200 m and C1 500 m (competed as Mykhailo Slivinsky for Ukraine); 1998 Szeged bronze: C1 200 m and C1 500 m (competed as Mykhailo Slivinsky for Ukraine); 2001 Poznań gold: C2 1000 m, bronze: C1 200 m (competed for Poland); 2002 Sevilla gold: C2 1000 m, bronze: C4 500 m (competed for Poland); 2003 Gainesville silver: C4 500 m (competed for Poland); 2005 Zagreb gold: C4 1000 m, bronze: C4 500 m (competed for Poland))