Matthias Siejkowski, Date of Birth

    

Matthias Siejkowski

Polish rower

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1967

Profession: rower

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Matthias Siejkowski

  • Maciej Siejkowski (born 12 December 1967) is a Polish/German rower.
  • He formerly held the world record for 2000 m on an indoor rower, which he first set in a time of 5:39.7 at the World Indoor Rowing Championship in 1997, and later reset with a time of 5:37.0 in Warsaw, Poland on 1 December 2001 in Warsaw, Poland.
  • The current record of 5:36.6 was set by Rob Waddell in 2007. Siejkowski is the last man to officially hold the record for 2500 m on an indoor rower with a time of 7:15.5, which he set at the 1989 World Indoor Rowing Championship.
  • In 1996, the World Indoor Rowing Championship changing the official distance of record from 2500 m to 2000 m.
  • This brought the event in line with the on the water distance of record.
  • As a result, records for the 2500 m distance are no longer maintained. He is now a member of "AZS Politechnika Wroclaw" rowing club.

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