Robert Sycz

Robert Sycz (born 15 November 1973 in Warsaw) is a Polish rower, and double Olympic Champion.[1]

Robert Sycz
Personal information
Born15 November 1973 (1973-11-15) (age 46)
Warsaw, Poland
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Poland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 2 3 1
European Championships 0 0 0
Total 4 3 1
Olympic Games
2000 SydneyLM2x
2004 AthensLM2x
World Rowing Championships
1997 Aiguebelette LM2x
1998 Cologne LM2x
2001 Lucerne LM2x
2002 Seville LM2x
2003 Milan LM2x
2005 Gifu LM2x
Copy of R. Sycz medal and autograph in Alei Gwiazd Sportu w Dziwnowie

Sycz started his rowing career with SWOS 2 (Szkolny Wojewódzki Ośrodek Sportowy nr 2) in Warsaw. He currently competes for RTW Bydgostia in Bydgoszcz. Together with Tomasz Kucharski, Rober Sycz won two gold Olympic medals (in Sydney 2000 and in Athens 2004) in men's lightweight double sculls. This pair also won two gold medals (1997, 1998) and three silver medals (2001, 2002, 2003) at the World Rowing Championships.

For his sport achievements, he received the Order of Polonia Restituta:

  • Knight's Cross (5th Class) in 2000
  • Officer's Cross (4th Class) in 2004

Sycz was listed as the number two male rower of 2009 in the 2010 FOCUS issue of FISA's World Rowing Magazine.[2] In 2012,

Achievements

Olympic Games
  • 2004 – Gold, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Tomasz Kucharski)
  • 2000 – Gold, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Tomasz Kucharski)
  • 1996 – 7th, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Grzegorz Wdowiak)

World Rowing Championships
  • 2009 – 4th, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Mariusz Stańczuk)
  • 2006 – 5th, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Tomasz Kucharski)
  • 2005 – Bronze, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Paweł Rańda)
  • 2003 – Silver, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Tomasz Kucharski)
  • 2002 – Silver, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Tomasz Kucharski)
  • 2001 – Silver, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Tomasz Kucharski)
  • 1998 – Gold, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Tomasz Kucharski)
  • 1997 – Gold, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Tomasz Kucharski)
  • 1995 – 5th, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Grzegorz Wdowiak)
  • 1994 – 7th, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Grzegorz Wdowiak)
  • 1993 – 6th, Lightweight Double Sculls (with Grzegorz Wdowiak)
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References
  1. "Robert Sycz". World Rowing. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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