Robert Sycz

Robert Sycz
Personal information
Born15 November 1973 (1973-11-15) (age 51)
Warsaw, Poland
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Poland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 2 3 1
European Championships 0 0 0
Total 4 3 1
Olympic Games
2000 SydneyLM2x
2004 AthensLM2x
World Rowing Championships
1997 AiguebeletteLM2x
1998 CologneLM2x
2001 LucerneLM2x
2002 SevilleLM2x
2003 MilanLM2x
2005 GifuLM2x

Robert Sycz (born 15 November 1973 in Warsaw) is a Polish rower, and double Olympic Champion.

Sycz started his rowing career with SWOS 2 (Szkolny Wojewódzki Ośrodek Sportowy nr 2) in Warsaw. He currently competes for RTW Bydgostia in Bydgoszcz. Together with Tomasz Kucharski, Rober Sycz won two gold Olympic medals (in Sydney 2000 and in Athens 2004) in men's lightweight double sculls. This pair also won two gold medals (1997, 1998) and three silver medals (2001, 2002, 2003) at the World Rowing Championships.

For his sport achievements, he received the Order of Polonia Restituta:

  • Knight's Cross (5th Class) in 2000
  • Officer's Cross (4th Class) in 2004

Sycz was listed as the number two male rower of 2009 in the 2010 FOCUS issue of FISA's World Rowing Magazine. In 2012,