Dariusz_Popiela
Dariusz Popiela
Polish canoeist (born 1985)
Dariusz Bogusław "Darek" Popiela (born 27 July 1985) is a Polish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1999. He represented Austria until 2002.[1][2]
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| Full name | Dariusz Bogusław Popiela | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1985-07-27) 27 July 1985 (age 38) Kraków, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | K1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | KS Spojnia Warszawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Popiela won five medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two silvers (2013, 2018) and three bronzes (2006, 2019, 2023).[3] He also won two golds, seven silvers and three bronzes at the European Championships, including a silver in the K1 team event at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.
Popiela finished 8th in the K1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
His father Bogusław and his uncle Henryk both represented Poland in canoe slalom.[4]
Aside from sports, Popiela is also involved in leading projects dedicated to restoring Jewish heritage sites in the Nowy Sącz region.[5] In 2019, Popiela and his team of volunteers installed a memorial at the Jewish cemetery in Grybów.[5][6]
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2011 | 9 July 2011 | Markkleeberg | 3rd | K1 |
| 2016 | 4 June 2016 | Ivrea | 3rd | K1 |
| 2018 | 24 June 2018 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 2nd | K1 |
- "Dariusz Popiela". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- "Dariusz POPIELA". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- "Dariusz Popiela (POL)". CanoeICF.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- "Repairing the world: The Olympic athlete restoring Poland's Jewish heritage". Notes From Poland. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- Patin, Katia (26 July 2022). "Poland's ministry of memory spins the Holocaust". Coda Media. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- Beijing2008.cn profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 September 2008)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009)
- Official website
- Dariusz Popiela at the International Canoe Federation
- Dariusz Popiela at Olympics.com
- Dariusz Popiela at Olympedia
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