Michał Dąbrowski
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| Nickname(s) | "Misio" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 April 1986[1] Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 November 2024 (aged 38) Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weapon | Épée B / Sabre B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michał Dąbrowski (2 April 1986 – 13 November 2024) was a Polish wheelchair fencer who competed in both épée and sabre B. At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he won the silver medal in the individual sabre B classification and bronze in the épée B event.
Biography
[edit]Dąbrowski competed in the 2022 European Championships, where he won three bronze medals. He then won two bronze medals at the 2023 World Championships.[1] In November 2023, Dąbrowski was diagnosed with bile duct cancer, which he received treatment for.[2] Despite this, he was able to compete in the 2024 Summer Paralympics and on 3 September, he won the silver medal in the individual sabre B event, in which he lost to Feng Yanke in the gold medal match.[3][4] Three days later, he competed in the épée B event, where he lost to Dimitri Coutya in the semifinals.[5] After getting pass the repechage round, however, he won the bronze medal by defeating Zhang Jie.[6][7]
On 13 November 2024, a day after receiving the Order of Polonia Restituta,[8] Dąbrowski died from bile duct cancer at the age of 38.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "DABROWSKI Michal". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 3 September 2021. (alternate link)
- ^ Jan Błaszkowski (15 February 2024). "Zdobył mistrzostwo świata, potem przyszła diagnoza. Polski paralimpijczyk zbiera na drogi lek" (in Polish). TVN24.
- ^ Pęczak, Jan (3 September 2024). "Michał Dąbrowski ze srebrnym medalem w szermierce na igrzyskach paralimpijskich" (in Polish). TVP Sport.
- ^ Świderski, Damian (4 September 2024). "Michał Dąbrowski we wtorek wywalczył srebrny medal. Walczy jednak o coś ważniejszego niż krążek" (in Polish). Sportowy24.
- ^ Hudson, Elizabeth (6 September 2024). "Coutya wins second Paris gold as GB beat Tokyo tally". BBC.
- ^ Sierheji, Rafał (6 September 2024). "Jest kolejny medal dla Polski w Paryżu! Brąz dla Michała Dąbrowskiego" (in Polish). Interia Sport.
- ^ "Men's Épée Category B Medallists" (PDF). Paris 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Michał Dąbrowski odznaczony Krzyżem Kawalerskim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Michał Dąbrowski nie żyje. Polski szermierz miał 38 lat" (in Polish). TVN24. 13 November 2024.
- ^ McCarvel, Nick (14 November 2024). "Michal Dabrowski, two-time Paralympic medallist in wheelchair fencing, has died at 38". olympics.com. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Michał Dąbrowski at the Polski Komitet Paralimpijski (in Polish)
- 1986 births
- 2024 deaths
- Sportspeople from Warsaw
- 21st-century Polish sportsmen
- Polish male sabre fencers
- Polish male épée fencers
- Paralympic wheelchair fencers for Poland
- Wheelchair fencers at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair fencing
- Paralympic silver medalists for Poland
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Poland
- Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Deaths from cholangiocarcinoma
- Deaths from cancer in Poland