Ryszard Oborski

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRyszard Józef•Oborski
Used nameRyszard•Oborski
Born2 May 1952 in Poznań, Wielkopolskie (POL)
Measurements181 cm / 79 kg
AffiliationsKS Posnania, Poznań (POL)
NOC Poland

Biography

Ryszard Oborski had the following podium finishes at the Flatwater World Championships: 1st 1974 K2 500 m (with Grzegorz Śledziewski, 1st 1977 K4 500 m (with Daniel Wełna, Grzegorz Kołtan, and Henryk Budzicz), 1st 1977 K4 1000 m (with Henryk Budzicz, Grzegorz Kołtan, and Daniel Wełna), 2nd 1979 K4 1000 m (with Grzegorz Kołtan, Grzegorz Śledziewski, and Daniel Wełna), 2nd 1981 K4 10000 m (with Andrzej Klimaszewski, Zdzisław Szubski, and the non-Olympian Leszek Jamroziński), 3rd 1974 K1 4×500 m (with Kazimierz Górecki, Andrzej Matysiak, Grzegorz Śledziewski), 3rd 1974 K4 10000 m (with Kazimierz Górecki, Grzegorz Kołtan, and Andrzej Matysiak), 3rd 1978 K4 500 m (with Henryk Budzicz, Grzegorz Kołtan, and Daniel Wełna), 3rd 1979 K4 500 m (with Grzegorz Kołtan, Grzegorz Śledziewski, and Daniel Wełna), 3rd 1983 K4 10000 m (with Andrzej Klimaszewski and the non-Olympians Ireneusz Clurzyński and Krzysztof Szczepański).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1976 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) POL Ryszard Oborski
Kayak Doubles, 500 metres, Men (Olympic) Grzegorz Śledziewski 4 h2 r3/4
Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) Poland 5
1980 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) POL Ryszard Oborski
Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) Poland 4

Special Notes