Rafał Szukała

Rafał Marek Szukała (born 9 April 1971 in Poznań) is a former butterfly swimmer from Poland, who won the silver medal in the men's 100 m butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Rafał Szukała
Personal information
Full nameRafał Marek Szukała
NationalityPolish
Born (1971-04-09) 9 April 1971
Poznań, Poznań Voivodeship, Poland
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubWarta Poznań/Olimpia Poznań
(POL)
College teamIowa Hawkeyes (USA)

Szukała competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. Szukała won his first major title in 1989, at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships in Bonn, in the 100 m butterfly. He regained the European title in 1993. Szukala also won gold in the 1994 World Championships in the 100 m butterfly.

He attended the University of Iowa, in the United States.

Olympic Games
Preceded by
Waldemar Legień
Flagbearer for  Poland
1996 Atlanta
Succeeded by
Andrzej Wroński
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