Rafał Sznajder
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Referee |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Rafał Jerzy•Sznajder |
| Used name | Rafał•Sznajder |
| Born | 13 October 1972 in Będzin, Śląskie (POL) |
| Died | 13 April 2014 in Plovdiv, Plovdiv (BUL) |
| Measurements | 180 cm / 85 kg |
| Affiliations | MOSiR Sosnowiec, Sosnowiec (POL) |
| NOC |  Poland |
Biography
Rafał Sznajder was a sabre fencer who won four medals at the World Championships. He won individual bronze medals in 1997 and 2001, a team silver in 1999, and a team bronze in 1998. His biggest international title came in 1998 at Plovdiv, when Sznajder led Poland to the gold medal at the European Championships. He also won team silvers at the Europeans in 2004-05. Domestically, Sznajder won four Polish titles with the sabre, three individual (1998, 2001-02), and one team (2003), in addition to winning five silvers and five bronzes at the national championships. He later passed international referee exams for all three weapons, and refereed multiple junior and senior FIE competitions, including the Olympics (2012), Worlds (2013) and European Championships.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Fencing | POL |
Rafał Sznajder | |||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 7 | |||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Poland | 4 | ||||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Fencing | POL |
Rafał Sznajder | |||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 22 | |||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Poland | 7 | ||||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Fencing | POL |
Rafał Sznajder | |||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 14 |
Referee
| Games | Sport (Discipline) / Event | NOC / Team | Phase | Unit | Role | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Summer Olympics | Fencing | POL |
Rafał Sznajder | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Semi-Finals | Diego Occhiuzzi — Rareș Dumitrescu | Referee | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Quarter-Finals | Áron Szilágyi — Max Hartung | Referee | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Round Three | Rareș Dumitrescu — Aliaksandr Buikevich | Video Referee | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Round One | Yu Peng Kean — Mannad Ghazi | Referee | ||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Final Round | Belarus — United States | Referee | ||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Classification Round 5-8 | People's Republic of China — United States | Referee | ||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Round One | Republic of Korea — Germany | Referee | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Women (Olympic) | Round Two | Zhu Min — Yuliya Gavrilova | Referee | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Women (Olympic) | Round Two | Olha Kharlan — Səbinə Mikina | Video Referee | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Round Two | Aldo Montano — Valery Pryiemka | Referee | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Round Two | Aliaksandr Buikevich — Boladé Apithy | Referee | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Round Two | Daryl Homer — Tiberiu Dolniceanu | Video Referee | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Round Two | Aleksey Yakimenko — Hernán Jansen | Video Referee | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Women (Olympic) | Final Round | Kim Ji-Yeon — Sofya Velikaya | Assistant Referee | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Women (Olympic) | Final Round | Olha Kharlan — Mariel Zagunis | Assistant Referee | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Women (Olympic) | Round One | Olha Kharlan — Margarita Chomakova | Video Referee | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Women (Olympic) | Round One | Səbinə Mikina — Alexandra Bujdoso | Video Referee | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Women (Olympic) | Round One | Chen Xiaodong — Amira Ben Chaabane | Referee | ||||
| Sabre, Individual, Women (Olympic) | Round One | Sofya Velikaya — Lea Moutoussamy | Referee |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (0–0–1 1993 Buffalo FEN bronze: sabre)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (0–1–3 1997 Cape Town bronze: sabre; 1998 La Chaux-de-Fonds bronze: sabre team; 1999 Seoul silver: sabre team; 2001 Nîmes bronze: sabre)