Maciej Maik (26 August 1984 - 28 March 2003) was a Polish Paralympic swimmer who competed at 2000 Summer Paralympics and won three medals. He was also a World champion in backstroke and silver medalist in breaststroke.[1][2]
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| Born | 26 August 1984 Tychy, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 March 2003 (aged 18) Tychy, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Death
editMaik took his own life and was found dead in his apartment in Tychy.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Maciej Maik - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Swimmers honor the memory of Paralympic champion Maciej Maik (in Polish)". ParaSportowcy. 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Maciej Maik is dead (in Polish)". Tychy Naszemiasto. 31 March 2003.