Iga ¦wi ± tek Last year, she won the first Olympic medal in her career. The runner -up of the world ranking was the main favorite to win gold at the Paris Games, but eventually won the brown album. In the match for third place, she won with Slovak Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova (151. Wt) 6: 2, 6: 1
That is why the father of Świątek did not win the IO medal. Fatal decision
The medal of the Olympic Games failed to get the father of Iga – Tomasz Świątek. In the past he had a chance because he was a great Polish rowinger. Tomasz Świątek at the Olympic Games started once – it was in Seoul in 1988. He competed in the double four (his partners were Sławomir Cieślakowski, Andrzej Krzepiński and Mirosław Mruk). The Poles took seventh place.
– I don't want to brag here, but I was flying with my friends for a medal. I'm not exaggerating because we were mega prepared. Unfortunately, the things were already complicated in Korea – said Tomasz Świątek in an interview with Sportowy24.pl.
What happened that Świątek did not win the Olympic medal? It turned out that by making a terrible decision by one of his colleagues from Polish national team.
– The climate was murderous, it was hot, high humidity, and we did not have air conditioning in the rooms. And one of the colleagues tried to cool down in a different way. As a result, he colds, and in such a discipline as rowing, even a light cold has catastrophic effects. It ended only in seventh place – added Dad Iga Świątek.
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He managed to get the medal at the Universiade in 1987. Poles in the same composition as in Seoul won gold rings.
Tomasz Świątek also took part in the three World Championships in Copenhagen (1987), Bled (1989) and Barrington (1990). Poles occupied in these World Cups, respectively: fifth, fifth and eleventh place.