Daniel Wełna
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1977 SofiaK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place1977 SofiaK-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1979 DuisburgK-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1981 NottinghamK-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1978 BelgradeK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1979 DuisburgK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1981 NottinghamK-2 1000 m

Daniel Zygmunt Wełna (born 3 December 1955 in Bydgoszcz) is a Polish canoe sprinter who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-4 500 m and K-4 1000 m: both 1977), two silvers (K-2 500 m: 1981, K-4 1000 m: 1979), and three bronzes (K-2 1000 m: 1981, K-4 500 m: 1978, 1979).

Wełna also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-4 1000 m event at Moscow in 1980.

References

  • Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Wełna". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012.


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