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Leszek Blanik
Leszek Blanik
Personal information
Full name	Leszek Robert Blanik
Country represented	Polen
Born	1 March 1977 (age 47); Wodzisław Śląski, Poland
Hometown	Gdańsk
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Ebene	Senior International
Club	AZS AWFiS Gdansk
Head coach(es)	Andrey Levit
Assistant coach(es)	Piotr Mikolajek
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup Final
European Championships

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Leszek Robert Blanik^[1] (born 1 March 1977 in Wodzisław Śląski) is a Polish gymnast, World and Olympic champion in vault. He was the first to perform a handspring double front vault in piked position which now has been named after him.^[2]

Olympics

Blanik picked up a bronze in vault at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.^[3]

On 18 August 2008, he won the gold medal in men's vault at the Olympics in Beijing, becoming the first Polish Olympic champion in a gymnastics event.

World championships

Blanik won a gold medal in vault at the 2007 World Championships in Stuttgart, earning him an individual berth to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also has two World silver medals, from 2002 in Debrecen, and 2005 in Melbourne.

Awards

For his sport achievements, Blanik received:
Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2008.
Golden Cross of Merit in 2000.

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leszek Blanik". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
^ "Leszek Blanik". International Gymnast. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Gymnastics". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-23. Retrieved April 4, 2008.

External links

Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived December 29, 2011)
Leszek BLANIK at the International Gymnastics Federation
Blanik (vault animation)

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[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leszek Blanik". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.

[2] "Leszek Blanik". International Gymnast. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved August 8, 2008.

[3] "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Gymnastics". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-23. Retrieved April 4, 2008.

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-'''Leszek Blanik''' (born March 1, 1977 in [[Wodzisław Śląski]]) is a [[Poland|Polish]] [[gymnastics|gymnast]], World and Olympic champion in [[vault (gymnastics)|vault]]. He was the first to perform a handspring double front vault in piked position which now has been [[Blanik (vault)|named after him]].<ref>[http://www.intlgymnast.com/olympics/gymnasts/578.html Blanik's profile in "International Gymnast"] (Retrieved on August 8, 2008)</ref>
+'''Leszek Robert Blanik'''<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/leszek-blanik-1.html |title=Leszek Blanik}}</ref> (born 1 March 1977 in [[Wodzisław Śląski]]) is a Polish [[gymnastics|gymnast]], World and Olympic champion in [[vault (gymnastics)|vault]]. He was the first to perform a handspring double front vault in piked position which now has been [[Blanik (vault)|named after him]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/olympics/gymnasts/Poland/578.html |title=Leszek Blanik |work=International Gymnast |accessdate=August 8, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821162817/http://www.intlgymnast.com/olympics/gymnasts/Poland/578.html |archivedate=2008-08-21}}</ref>
 ==Olympics==
-Blanik picked up a bronze in vault at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]].<ref>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=GYM "2000 Summer Olympics &ndash; Sydney, Australia &ndash; Gymnastics"] ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 4, 2008)</ref>
+Blanik picked up a bronze in vault at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=GYM |title=2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Gymnastics |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080823081053/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=GYM |archivedate=2008-08-23 |website=databaseOlympics.com |accessdate=April 4, 2008}}</ref>
-On August 18, 2008 he won the gold medal in [[Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's vault|men's vault]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], becoming the first Polish Olympic champion in a gymnastics event.
+On 18 August 2008, he won the gold medal in [[Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's vault|men's vault]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], becoming the first Polish Olympic champion in a gymnastics event.
 ==World championships==
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-[[Image:POL Polonia Restituta Kawalerski BAR.svg|65px|Knight's Cross]] Knight's Cross of the [[Polonia Restituta|Order of Polonia Restituta]] (5th Class) in 2008.<br />
+[[File:POL Polonia Restituta Kawalerski BAR.svg|65px|Knight's Cross]] Knight's Cross of the [[Polonia Restituta|Order of Polonia Restituta]] (5th Class) in 2008.<br />
-[[Image:POL Złoty Krzyż Zasługi BAR.svg|65px|Golden Cross of Merit]] Golden [[Cross of Merit (Poland)|Cross of Merit]] in 2000.
+[[File:POL Złoty Krzyż Zasługi BAR.svg|65px|Golden Cross of Merit]] Golden [[Cross of Merit (Poland)|Cross of Merit]] in 2000.
 ==References==
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-*[http://www.leszekblanik.pl official website (Polish)]
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