Rafał Szukała

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Rafał Marek Szukała, born on 9, April, 1971 in Poznań is a former polish butterfly swimmer. He won the silver medal in the men's 100 m butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Rafał Szukała
Personal information
Full nameRafał Marek Szukała
Nickname"Polish Pistol"
NationalityPolish
Born (1971-04-09) 9 April 1971 (age 53)
Poznań, Poznań Voivodeship, Poland
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubWarta Poznań/Olimpia Poznań
(POL)
College teamIowa Hawkeyes (USA)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 100 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1994 Rome 100 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Palma 100 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1989 Bonn 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sheffield 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1989 Bonn 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Vienna 100 m butterfly


Representing the Iowa Hawkeyes
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
NCAA Championships 2 0 1
Total 2 0 1
By race
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
100 y butterfly 1 0 1
200 y butterfly 1 0 0
Total 2 0 1
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Indianapolis 200 y butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1994 Minneapolis 100 y butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Indianapolis 100 y butterfly

Szukała competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for Poland his native country, starting in 1988. He won his first major title in the 100 m butterfly at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships in Bonn. He regained the European title in 1993 and also won gold in the 100 m butterfly at the 1994 World Championships .

Szukała attended the University of Iowa, in the United States.

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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for   Poland
1996 Atlanta
Succeeded by