| Rafał Sznajder | |
| Birth Date: | 13 October 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Będzin, Poland |
| Death Place: | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| Weapon: | sabre |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Rafał Jerzy Sznajder (13 October 1972 - 13 April 2014)[1] was a Polish saber fencer.[2] He competed in the three Summer Olympics: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, and Athens 2004.
Sznajder was born in Będzin, Śląskie, in Poland.[3]
Sznajder won three individual Polish sabre titles (1998, 2001-02), and one team Polish sabre title (2003). He also won five silver medals and five bronze medals at the Polish national championships.[2]
In 1998 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, he was part of the Polish team that won the gold medal at the European Championships.[2] Sznajder also won team silver medals at the European Championships in 2004-05.[2]
He won individual bronze medals at the 1997 World Fencing Championships and 2001 World Fencing Championships.[2] At the World Championships, Sznajder also won a team silver medal in 1999, and a team bronze medal in 1998.[2]
He competed in the three Summer Olympics: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, and Athens 2004.[4]
After he retired as a fencer, Sznajder took and passed the international referee exams in all three fencing weapons.[2] He officiated several senior World Cups, European Championships, the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the 2013 World Fencing Championships.[2] He also served in the Executive Committee of the Polish Fencing Federation.
He died suddenly on 13 April 2014[3] at the end of the 2014 Junior and Cadet World Championships in Plovdiv.