Adam Seroczyński

Adam Seroczyński
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney K-4 1000 m
World Championships
2007 Duisburg K-2 1000 m
2002 Seville K-1 1000 m
2006 Szeged K-2 1000 m

Adam Dariusz Seroczyński (born March 13, 1974 in Olsztyn) is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from 1997 to 2008. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000.

Seroczyński also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-2 1000 m: 2007) and two bronzes (K-1 1000 m: 2002, K-2 1000 m: 2006).

He is now a member of the Posnania Poznań club. He is 190 cm (6'3") tall and weighs 85 kg (187 lbs).

In September 2008, following the Beijing Olympics,Seroczyński tested positive for clenbuterol in a doping test.[1] He was officially suspended for two years by the International Canoe Federation for his actions during the 2008 Summer Olympics and became the first canoeist to fail a doping test during the Summer Olympics.[2]

For his sport achievements, he received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2000.

References

  1. ↑ Potwierdzono doping Seroczyńskiego (Polish)
  2. ↑ "Amended Results: Men's K2 1000m Final at the Beijing Olympic Games." - International Canoe Federation. 11 December 2009. Accessed 17 December 2009.


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