Michał Dąbrowski Explained

Michał Dąbrowski
Nickname:"Misio"
Birth Date:2 April 1986[1]
Birth Place:Warsaw, Poland
Death Place:Warsaw, Poland
Weapon:Épée B / Sabre B
Disability Class:B

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.[1] In November 2023, Dąbrowski was diagnosed with bile duct cancer, which he received treatment for.[2] 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.[3] [4] Three days later, he competed in the épée B event, where he lost to Dimitri Coutya in the semifinals.[5] After getting pass the repechage round, however, he won the bronze medal by defeating Zhang Jie.[6] [7]

On 13 November 2024, a day after receiving the Order of Polonia Restituta,[8] Dąbrowski died from bile duct cancer at the age of 38.[9] [10]

Notes and References

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

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