Jakub Buczek
{{Short description|Canadian rower (born 1993)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|10|10|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Kitchener, Ontario
| height = 193 cm
| weight = 85 kg
| country = {{CAN}}
| sport = Rowing
| medaltemplates =
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Jakub Buczek (born October 10, 1993) is a Canadian rower.{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/jakub-buczek/|title=Jakub Buczek|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=20 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://rowingcanada.org/team/jakub-buczek/|title=Jakub Buczek|website=www.rowingcanada.org/|publisher=Rowing Canada|access-date=20 June 2021}} He graduated from Columbia University in 2016.{{Cite web|title=Alumni in the News|url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/latest/alumni-news|access-date=2021-06-24|website=Columbia College Today|language=en}}
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.
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/rowing/olympics-rowing-canada-regatta-1.6028721|title=Canada earns 3 more spots at Tokyo Olympics at last-chance regatta|date=16 May 2021|website=www.cbc.ca/|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=22 May 2021}} In June 2021, Buczek was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.{{cite news|url=https://olympic.ca/2021/06/15/team-canada-to-have-29-rowers-in-10-events-at-tokyo-2020/|title=Team Canada to have 29 rowers in 10 events at Tokyo 2020|last=Nichols|first=Paula|date=15 June 2021|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|accessdate=15 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://rowingcanada.org/largest-canadian-rowing-team-in-25-years-nominated-to-represent-team-canada-at-tokyo-2020/|title=Largest Canadian rowing team in 25 years nominated to represent Team Canada at Tokyo 2020|date=15 June 2021|website=www.rowingcanada.org/|publisher=Rowing Canada|access-date=15 June 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{World Rowing}}
- {{Team Canada|jakub-buczek}}
- {{Olympics.com|jakub-buczek}}
- {{Olympedia}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Kitchener, Ontario
Category:Columbia Lions rowers
Category:Columbia University alumni
Category:Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
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