Jakub Buczek
Personal information
Born (1993-10-10) October 10, 1993
Kitchener, Ontario
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportRowing

Jakub Buczek (born October 10, 1993) is a Canadian rower.[1][2] He graduated from Columbia University in 2016.[3]

Career

At both the 2018 World Rowing Championships and 2019 World Rowing Championships, Buczek was part of the men's eights boat, finishing in eighth place both years.[2]

In May 2021, Buczek competed in the men's fours event at the Final Olympic qualification tournament, finishing in second place and qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] In June 2021, Buczek was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Jakub Buczek". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Jakub Buczek". www.rowingcanada.org/. Rowing Canada. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Alumni in the News". Columbia College Today. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  4. ↑ "Canada earns 3 more spots at Tokyo Olympics at last-chance regatta". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Nichols, Paula (15 June 2021). "Team Canada to have 29 rowers in 10 events at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Largest Canadian rowing team in 25 years nominated to represent Team Canada at Tokyo 2020". www.rowingcanada.org/. Rowing Canada. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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