Waldemar Kikolski
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Born | Łapy, Poland | 21 October 1967
Died | 1 May 2001 Třanovice, Czech Republic | (aged 33)
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Sport | Paralympic athletics |
Disability class | T11 |
Waldemar Kikolski (21 October 1967 - 1 May 2001) was a paralympic athlete from Poland competing mainly in category T11 distance running events.
Biography
[edit]Waldemar has successfully competed at three summer paralympics. His first were in Barcelona in 1992 where he won the B2 class 800m and finished second in the 1500m and 5000m. At the 1996 Summer Paralympics he moved up in distance winning the T11 Marathon, second in the 10000m and third in 5000m as well as competing in the 1500m. His third and final appearance came in the 2000 Summer Paralympics where he again won a gold in medal at the marathon but missed out on a medal in the 10000m.[1]
Kikolski died in a road accident in Třanovice when he was travelling back from an athletics competition in Italy.
References
[edit]- ^ "Waldemar Kikolski". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- 1967 births
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