Stefan Kapłaniak

Stefan Kapłaniak

Men's K-2 1000 metres medalist at the 1960 Summer Olympics. 1st: Sweden with Gert Fredriksson and Sven-Olov Sjödelius. 2nd: Hungary with András Szente and György Mészáros. 3rd: Poland with Stefan Kapłaniak and Władysław Zieliński.
Personal information
Born	April 10, 1933 Szczawnica, Poland
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Olympic Games 1960 Rome K-2 1000 m World Championships 1958 Prague K-1 500 m 1958 Prague K-2 500 m

Stefan Kapłaniak (born April 10, 1933) was a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Rome in 1960.

Kapłaniak also won two gold medals at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague, earning them in the K-1 500 m and K-2 500 m events.

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• (Polish) Profile at Polish Olympic Committee website
• Sports-reference.com profile