Bartosz Piasecki

Bartosz Piasecki

Piasecki at Trophée Monal 2016
Personal information
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	(1986-12-09) 9 December 1986 (age 38) Tczew, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Occupation	School teacher
Height	196 cm (77 in) (2012)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb) (2012)
Website	www.bartoszpiasecki.com
Sport
Country	Norway
Sport	Fencing
Club	Bygdø Fekteklubb
Coached by	Mariusz Piasecki
Medal record Representing  Norway Olympic Games 2012 London Individual épée European Games 2015 Baku Individual épée

Bartosz Piasecki (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈbartɔʂ pjaˈsɛt͡skʲi]; born 9 December 1986) is a Norwegian fencer.

Early life

Piasecki was born in Tczew in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland but moved to Norway with his family when he was two years old. His father, Mariusz Piasecki is a fencing champion and coach^[1][2][3] who won 12 medals at the Polish Championships, and represented Poland at international competitions in the epee.^[4] Bartosz Piasecki holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Oslo^[5]

Career

He won the silver medal in the men's individual épée at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.^[6][7] Piasecki lives in Bestum in Oslo and competes for Bygdø Fekteklubb. A right-hand fencer, Piasecki is coached by his father, Mariusz Piasecki,^[8][9] and works as a math teacher at the elite sports program at Wang Secondary School in Oslo.^[10]

Bartosz Piasecki earned a bronze medal during the U23 European Fencing Championship in Debrecen in 2009. In June 2012 he ended with a 16th position at the 2012 World Championship in Italy.^[11]

Piasecki's silver medal at the Olympics is Norway's best achievement in this discipline in history. The second best was an 11th place at the 1984 games by Nils Koppang.

References

1. "Mariusz Piasecki będzie szkolił Radosława Zawrotniaka w reprezentacji Polski". Dziennik Polski. 2016-02-11
2. "Srebro dla Bartosza Piaseckiego, złoto dla szpadzisty z Wenezueli. Dlaczego Polacy mogą się cieszyć z obu tych medali?" Archived 2017-03-21 at the Wayback Machine. Fokus TV
3. "Fencing - Europe's traditional dominance shaken in London". Retrieved on 29 September 2014.
4. Trenere Archived 2013-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian) Bygdø Fekteklubb, retrieved January 8, 2013
5. Man får venner for livet Studenttorget.no (in Norwegian), retrieved 8 January 2013
6. "Bartosz Piasecki". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
7. "Bartosz Piasecki". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
8. "The President Writes..." British Fencing Academy News, September 2012. page 6.
9. "Immigrant’s son wins big in fencing". Retrieved on 29 September 2014.
10. Eide, Andreas Meier (1 August 2012). "Statsministeren: - Gratulerer, Bartosz!" [The Prime Minister: - Congratulations, Bartosz!]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
11. "SENIOR EM I LEGNANO: BARTOSZ PIASECKI I TOP 16!" (in Norwegian). Bygdø Fekteklubb. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2012.