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Polish wheelchair fencer (1986–2024)

Michał Dąbrowski
Nickname(s)"Misio"
Born(1986-04-02)2 April 1986
Warsaw, Poland
Died13 November 2024(2024-11-13) (aged 38)
Warsaw, Poland
Sport
WeaponÉpée B / Sabre B
Disability classB
Medal record
Wheelchair fencing
Representing  Poland
Summer Paralympics
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Sabre B
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Épée B
IWAS World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Terni Epée B
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Terni Sabre B
IWAS European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Warsaw Sabre B
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Warsaw Épée B
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Warsaw Team Foil

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

Dąbrowski competed in the 2022 European Championships, where he won three bronze medals. He then won two bronze medals at the 2023 World Championships. In November 2023, Dąbrowski was diagnosed with bile duct cancer, which he received treatment for. 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. Three days later, he competed in the épée B event, where he lost to Dimitri Coutya in the semifinals. After getting pass the repechage round, however, he won the bronze medal by defeating Zhang Jie.

On 13 November 2024, a day after receiving the Order of Polonia Restituta, Dąbrowski died from bile duct cancer at the age of 38.

References

  1. ^ "DABROWSKI Michal". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 3 September 2021. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
  2. Jan Błaszkowski (15 February 2024). "Zdobył mistrzostwo świata, potem przyszła diagnoza. Polski paralimpijczyk zbiera na drogi lek" (in Polish). TVN24.
  3. Pęczak, Jan (3 September 2024). "Michał Dąbrowski ze srebrnym medalem w szermierce na igrzyskach paralimpijskich" (in Polish). TVP Sport.
  4. Świderski, Damian (4 September 2024). "Michał Dąbrowski we wtorek wywalczył srebrny medal. Walczy jednak o coś ważniejszego niż krążek" (in Polish). Sportowy24.
  5. Hudson, Elizabeth (6 September 2024). "Coutya wins second Paris gold as GB beat Tokyo tally". BBC.
  6. Sierheji, Rafał (6 September 2024). "Jest kolejny medal dla Polski w Paryżu! Brąz dla Michała Dąbrowskiego" (in Polish). Interia Sport.
  7. "Men's Épée Category B Medallists" (PDF). Paris 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  8. "Michał Dąbrowski odznaczony Krzyżem Kawalerskim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  9. "Michał Dąbrowski nie żyje. Polski szermierz miał 38 lat" (in Polish). TVN24. 13 November 2024.
  10. McCarvel, Nick (14 November 2024). "Michal Dabrowski, two-time Paralympic medallist in wheelchair fencing, has died at 38". olympics.com. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

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