Rafał Marek Szukała (born 9 April 1971 in Poznań) is a former butterfly swimmer from Poland, who won the silver medal in the men's 100 m butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
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Full name | Rafał Marek Szukała | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1971-04-09) 9 April 1971 (age 51) Poznań, Poznań Voivodeship, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Warta Poznań/Olimpia Poznań (POL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Iowa Hawkeyes (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Szukała competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. Szukała won his first major title in 1989, at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships in Bonn, in the 100 m butterfly. He regained the European title in 1993. Szukala also won gold in the 1994 World Championships in the 100 m butterfly.
He attended the University of Iowa, in the United States.
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Preceded by | Flagbearer for ![]() 1996 Atlanta |
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World long-course champions in men's 100 m butterfly | |
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European Champions in Men's 100 m Butterfly | |
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