Marcin Krzysztof Koniusz (born 12 September 1983 in Sosnowiec) is a Polish sabre fencer.[1] He won a total of four medals, including a silver in the individual event, at the European Fencing Championships (2003 in Bourges, France, 2004 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and 2005 in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary).
| Marcin Koniusz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Marcin Krzysztof Koniusz | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 September 1983 Sosnowiec, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Sabre | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | AZS AWF Katowice | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal coach | Tadeusz Pigula | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Koniusz represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's individual sabre. He defeated Venezuela's Carlos Bravo in the first preliminary round, before losing out his next match to German fencer Nicolas Limbach, with a final score of 7–15.[2]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marcin Koniusz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's Individual Sabre – Round of 32". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
External links
edit- Profile at the European Fencing Confederation
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
  | This biographical article related to fencing in Poland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |