Polish wheelchair fencer (1986–2024)
| Michał Dąbrowski |
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| Nickname(s) | "Misio" |
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| Born | (1986-04-02)2 April 1986[1]
Warsaw, Poland |
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| Died | 13 November 2024(2024-11-13) (aged 38)
Warsaw, Poland |
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| Weapon | Épée B / Sabre B |
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| Disability class | B |
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Michał Dąbrowski (2 April 1986 – 13 November 2024) was a Polish wheelchair fencer who competed in both épée and sabre B. At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he won the silver medal in the individual sabre B classification and bronze in the épée B event.
Biography
Dąbrowski competed in the 2022 European Championships, where he won three bronze medals. He then won two bronze medals at the 2023 World Championships.[1] In November 2023, Dąbrowski was diagnosed with bile duct cancer, which he received treatment for.[2] Despite this, he was able to compete in the 2024 Summer Paralympics and on 3 September, he won the silver medal in the individual sabre B event, in which he lost to Feng Yanke in the gold medal match.[3][4] Three days later, he competed in the épée B event, where he lost to Dimitri Coutya in the semifinals.[5] After getting pass the repechage round, however, he won the bronze medal by defeating Zhang Jie.[6][7]
On 13 November 2024, a day after receiving the Order of Polonia Restituta,[8] Dąbrowski died from bile duct cancer at the age of 38.[9][10]
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