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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]

Leszek Blanik
Personal information
Full nameLeszek Robert Blanik
Country represented Poland
Born (1977-03-01) 1 March 1977 (age 45)
Wodzisław Śląski, Poland
HometownGdańsk
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International
ClubAZS AWFiS Gdansk
Head coach(es)Andrey Levit
Assistant coach(es)Piotr Mikolajek
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing Vault
2000 Sydney Vault
World Championships
2007 Stuttgart Vault
2002 Debrecen Vault
2005 Melbourne Vault
World Cup Final
2002 StuttgartVault
European Championships
2008 Lausanne Vault
2004 Ljubljana Vault

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


  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.




На других языках


- [en] Leszek Blanik

[fr] Leszek Blanik

Leszek Robert Blanik (né le 1er mars 1977 à Wodzisław Śląski) est un gymnaste polonais. Champion olympique, il règne sur le saut de cheval au milieu de la première décennie du XXIe siècle. Durant sa carrière, Blanik exécuta une série de sauts avec un niveau de difficulté sans précédent.Un des sauts qu'il réalisa porte aujourd'hui son nom : le « Blanik ». Il se compose d'une rondade double salto arrière carpé.

[it] Leszek Blanik

Leszek Robert Blanik (Wodzisław Śląski, 1º marzo 1977) è un ginnasta polacco vincitore della medaglia d'oro nel Volteggio a Pechino 2008.

[ru] Бляник, Лешек

Ле́шек Ро́берт Бля́ник (польск. Leszek Robert Blanik; род. 1 марта 1977, Водзислав-Слёнски, Катовицкое воеводство) — польский гимнаст, чемпион Олимпийских игр 2008, чемпион мира и Европы, депутат Сейма Польши VII созыва.



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