in Zagreb. It seemed as if Śliwiński would be left without a boat. However, when a member of Poland's four-man (C-4) 1000 m crew, Arkadiusz Tonski, also had to pull out injured, Śliwiński was called up as a last-minute replacement. The Polish four, ironically including the now rehabitated Gajownik, edged out the Romanian crew to take the gold medal. For the thirty-five-year-old Śliwiński it was the first C-4 gold of his long career. Śliwiński is a member of the Spojnia Warsaw club. He is 177 cm (5'10") tall and weighs 89 kg (196 lbs). References External links 1970 births Living people Soviet people of Polish descent Ukrainian people of Polish descent Citizens of Poland through descent Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists of the Soviet Union Olympic canoeists of the Unified Team Olympic canoeists of Poland Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Unified Team Ukrainian emigrants to Poland Polish male canoeists Soviet male canoeists Ukrainian male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Ukraine Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Lviv State University of Physical Culture alumni Sportspeople from Lviv Oblast