Full name: Michał Śliwiński
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Weight: 181 lbs (82 kg)
Born: February 5, 1970 in Dobrotvor, Lviv, Ukraine
Affiliations: Spójni Warszawa
Country:
Soviet Union,
Unified Team,
Ukraine,
Poland
Sport: Canoeing
Medals: 2 Silver (2 Total)
Michał Śliwiński had the following podium finishes at the Flatwater World Championships: 1st 1989 C1 500 m, 1st 1990 C1 500 m, 1st 1991 C1 500 m, 1st 2001 C2 1000 m (with Marcin Kobierski), 1st 2002 C2 1000 m (with Marcin Kobierski), 1st 2005 C4 1000 m (with Wojciech Tyszyński, Andrzej Jezierski, and Michał Gajownik), 2nd 2003 C4 500 m (with Łukasz Woszczyński, Marcin Grzybowski, and the non-Olympian Adam Ginter), 3rd 1994 K4 200 m (with Andriy Petrov, Andriy Borzukov, and the non-Olympian Yuriy Kichayev), 3rd 1994 C1 200 m, 1st 1994 C1 500 m, 3rd 1995 C1 200 m, 3rd 1997 C1 200 m, 3rd 1997 C1 500 m, 3rd 1998 C1 200 m, 3rd 1998 C1 500 m, 3rd 2001 C1 200 m, 3rd 2002 C4 500 m (with Marcin Grzybowski, Daniel Jędraszko, and the non-Olympian Adam Ginter), 3rd 2005 C4 500 m (with Andrzej Jezierski, Michał Gajownik, and the non-Olympian Adam Ginter). Śliwiński won his World Championship medals while representing the Soviet Union (1989-1991), the Ukraine (1994-1998), and Poland (2001-2005). |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer | 18 | Seoul | Canoeing | Men's Canadian Singles, 500 metres | Soviet Union | URS | 2 | Silver | |
| 1992 Summer | 22 | Barcelona | Canoeing | Men's Canadian Singles, 500 metres | Unified Team | EUN | 2 | Silver | |
| 1996 Summer | 26 | Atlanta | Canoeing | Men's Canadian Singles, 500 metres | Ukraine | UKR | 4 | ||
| 2000 Summer | 30 | Sydney | Canoeing | Men's Canadian Singles, 500 metres | Ukraine | UKR | 7 | ||
| 2004 Summer | 34 | Athina | Canoeing | Men's Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres | Poland | POL | 5 |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer | 18 | Seoul | Canoeing | Soviet Union | Final Round | 2 | 1:57.26 | ||
| 1988 Summer | 18 | Seoul | Canoeing | Soviet Union | Semi-Finals | Heat One | 1 | QU | 1:52.86 |
| 1988 Summer | 18 | Seoul | Canoeing | Soviet Union | Round One | Heat One | 1 | QU/OB | 1:51.90 |
| 1992 Summer | 22 | Barcelona | Canoeing | Unified Team | Final Round | 2 | 1:51.40 | ||
| 1992 Summer | 22 | Barcelona | Canoeing | Unified Team | Semi-Finals | Heat Two | 1 | QU | 1:52.28 |
| 1992 Summer | 22 | Barcelona | Canoeing | Unified Team | Round One | Heat One | 1 | QU/OB | 1:51.82 |
| 1996 Summer | 26 | Atlanta | Canoeing | Ukraine | Final Round | 4 | 1:51.714 | ||
| 1996 Summer | 26 | Atlanta | Canoeing | Ukraine | Semi-Finals | Heat One | 1 | QU | 1:52.093 |
| 1996 Summer | 26 | Atlanta | Canoeing | Ukraine | Round One | Heat One | 4 | 1:54.283 | |
| 2000 Summer | 30 | Sydney | Canoeing | Ukraine | Final Round | 7 | 2:33.129 | ||
| 2000 Summer | 30 | Sydney | Canoeing | Ukraine | Semi-Finals | 3 | QU | 1:52.461 | |
| 2000 Summer | 30 | Sydney | Canoeing | Ukraine | Round One | Heat Two | 6 | QC | 1:53.682 |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Partner | Phase | Unit | Date | T | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Summer | 34 | Athina | Canoeing | Poland | POL | Łukasz Woszczyński | Final Round | 2004-08-27 | 3:44.338 | 7 | |
| 2004 Summer | 34 | Athina | Canoeing | Poland | POL | Łukasz Woszczyński | Round One | Heat One | 2004-08-23 | 3:30.607 | 4 |