Majewski was born in a sport-loving family: his mother was a gymnast and his father a fencer.[1] He himself took up fencing under the direction of his uncle and godfather Piotr Majewski. He earned a bronze medal in the 2006 Junior European Championships in Poznań. In seniors, he climbed his first World Cup podium with a bronze medal in the 2006 Vancouver Grand Prix. He joined the national team that same year and won with them a silver medal in the 2006 European Championships. On his way back at the airport he was involved in a scuffle with a Turkish official and spent two months in prison.[2]
In the 2007–08 season Majewski reached the final of the Montreal Grand Prix, where he was defeated by France's Erwann Le Péchoux.[3] He took part in the 2008 World Championships held for events not included in the 2008 Summer Olympics programme. With Sławomir Mocek, Radosław Glonek and Marcin Zawada, Majewski reached the semi-finals, where Poland stumbled against Italy. They prevailed in the small final to earn a bronze medal.[4] At the European Championships in Kiev, he was stopped in the quarter-finals by Andriy Pogrebnyak of Ukraine and placed 5th.[5] In the team event, Poland reached the final where they won gold medal.[4] Majewski finished the season No.19 in World rankings, a personal best as of 2014.
In the 2008–09 season he reached the semi-finals in the Espinho Grand Prix in 2009, but was disqualified and served a two-year suspension after testing positive for cocaine.[2] After his return he reached the semi-finals at the 2012 European Championships in Legnano, but fell against Benjamin Kleibrink and took a bronze medal, his best personal achievement as of 2014.[6] In the 2012–13 season Poland reached again the final of the European Championships in Zabreb, but could not overcome Germany and came away with a silver medal.[7]
^Anna Kalinowska (5 October 2008). "Wywiad z szermierzem Michałem Majewskim" (in Polish). portalaktywni.com.
^ abOskar Berezowski (28 June 2009). "Kokainowy szok na polskiej planszy". Polska Times (in Polish).
^"PŚ florecistów: Michał Majewski drugi w Montrealu" (in Polish). Polska Agencja Prasowa. 31 May 2008.
^ ab"ME w szermierce: srebrny medal polskich florecistów" (in Polish). Polska Agencja Prasowa. 9 July 2008.
^"ME w szermierce: Michał Majewski szósty we florecie" (in Polish). Polska Agencja Prasowa. 6 June 2008.
^"Florecista Michał Majewski z brązem" (in Polish). Polska Agencja Prasowa. 16 June 2012.
^ (in Polish). Polska Agencja Prasowa. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
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January 01, 1970
michał, majewski, born, february, 1987, polish, foil, fencer, team, bronze, medallist, 2008, world, fencing, championships, three, time, team, silver, medallist, european, fencing, championships, majewski, 2013, world, fencing, championshipspersonal, informati. Michal Majewski born 23 February 1987 is a Polish foil fencer team bronze medallist in the 2008 World Fencing Championships and three time team silver medallist at the European Fencing Championships Michal MajewskiMajewski at the 2013 World Fencing ChampionshipsPersonal informationBorn 1987 02 23 23 February 1987 age 37 Height1 84 m 6 ft 1 2 in Weight73 kg 161 lb 11 5 st SportSportFencingWeaponFoilHandleft handedClubAZS AWF WarsawFIE rankingcurrent rankingMedal record Men s Sabre Representing Poland World Championships Beijing 2008 Team foil European Championships 2008 Kiev Team foil 2006 Izmir Team foil 2013 Zagreb Team foil 2012 Legnano Individual Contents 1 Career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCareer editMajewski was born in a sport loving family his mother was a gymnast and his father a fencer 1 He himself took up fencing under the direction of his uncle and godfather Piotr Majewski He earned a bronze medal in the 2006 Junior European Championships in Poznan In seniors he climbed his first World Cup podium with a bronze medal in the 2006 Vancouver Grand Prix He joined the national team that same year and won with them a silver medal in the 2006 European Championships On his way back at the airport he was involved in a scuffle with a Turkish official and spent two months in prison 2 In the 2007 08 season Majewski reached the final of the Montreal Grand Prix where he was defeated by France s Erwann Le Pechoux 3 He took part in the 2008 World Championships held for events not included in the 2008 Summer Olympics programme With Slawomir Mocek Radoslaw Glonek and Marcin Zawada Majewski reached the semi finals where Poland stumbled against Italy They prevailed in the small final to earn a bronze medal 4 At the European Championships in Kiev he was stopped in the quarter finals by Andriy Pogrebnyak of Ukraine and placed 5th 5 In the team event Poland reached the final where they won gold medal 4 Majewski finished the season No 19 in World rankings a personal best as of 2014 In the 2008 09 season he reached the semi finals in the Espinho Grand Prix in 2009 but was disqualified and served a two year suspension after testing positive for cocaine 2 After his return he reached the semi finals at the 2012 European Championships in Legnano but fell against Benjamin Kleibrink and took a bronze medal his best personal achievement as of 2014 6 In the 2012 13 season Poland reached again the final of the European Championships in Zabreb but could not overcome Germany and came away with a silver medal 7 See also editList of Polish fencersReferences edit Anna Kalinowska 5 October 2008 Wywiad z szermierzem Michalem Majewskim in Polish portalaktywni com a b Oskar Berezowski 28 June 2009 Kokainowy szok na polskiej planszy Polska Times in Polish PS florecistow Michal Majewski drugi w Montrealu in Polish Polska Agencja Prasowa 31 May 2008 a b ME w szermierce srebrny medal polskich florecistow in Polish Polska Agencja Prasowa 9 July 2008 ME w szermierce Michal Majewski szosty we florecie in Polish Polska Agencja Prasowa 6 June 2008 Florecista Michal Majewski z brazem in Polish Polska Agencja Prasowa 16 June 2012 ME w szermierce Srebrny medal druzyny florecistow in Polish Polska Agencja Prasowa 20 June 2013 Archived from the original on 20 August 2014 Retrieved 19 August 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michal Majewski Profile at the European Fencing Confederation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michal Majewski amp oldid 1167590120, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
