page_title: Gdynia
section_title: Sport
hierarchical_section_title: Gdynia / Notable people / Sport
caption_attribution_description: Jans Ignacik RG16 (1)
context_page_description: Gdynia is a city in northern Poland. Located on Gdańsk Bay on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, it is a major seaport and the second-largest city in Pomeranian Voivodeship after Gdańsk. Gdynia has a population of 246,348, which makes it the twelfth-largest city in Poland. It is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity, with a population of over 1,000,000 people.
  Historically and culturally part of Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia for centuries remained a small farming and fishing village. At the beginning of the 20th-century, Gdynia attracted visitors as a seaside resort town, and began to build tourism. The local population increased in response to the change in the economy.
  After Poland regained its independence in 1918, the government decided to construct a Polish seaport in Gdynia, between the Free City of Danzig and German Pomerania, making Gdynia a primary economic hub. In 1926 Gdynia was granted city rights, after which it enjoyed a rapid demographic and architectural development.
context_section_description: Jörg Berger (1944–2010), German soccer player, trainer
  Adelajda Mroske (1944–1975) a Polish speed skater, she competed in four events at the 1964 Winter Olympics
  Ryszard Marczak (born 1945) a former long-distance runner from Poland, competed in the marathon at the 1980 Summer Olympics
  Józef Błaszczyk (born 1947) a sailor from Poland, competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
  Andrzej Chudziński (1948–1995) a Polish swimmer, competed in three events at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  Anna Sobczak (born 1967) a Polish fencer, competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics
  Tomasz Sokołowski (born 1970) a former Polish footballer, over 350 pro games and 12 for Poland
  Jarosław Rodzewicz (born 1973) a Polish fencer, won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  Marcin Mięciel (born 1975), soccer player, over 500 pro games
  Michael Klim (born 1977), Polish-born Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist and world champion
  Anna Rybicka (born 1977) a Polish fencer, she won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  Andrzej Bledzewski (born 1977) a Polish retired football goalkeeper, over 400 pro games
  Tomasz Dawidowski (born 1978) a Polish footballer, over 200 pro games and 10 for Poland
  Maciej Grabowski (born 1978) is a Polish laser class sailor, competed in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics
  Adriana Dadci (born 1979) a Polish judoka, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Stefan Liv (1980–2011) a Polish-born Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender
  Monika Pyrek (born 1980) a retired Polish pole vaulter, competed at the 2000, 2004 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics
  Anna Rogowska (born 1981) pole vaulter, the bronze medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Michał Zych (born 1982) a Polish ice dancer
  Karolina Chlewińska (born 1983) a Polish foil fencer, competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  Igor Janik (born 1983) a javelin thrower, competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics
  Klaudia Jans-Ignacik (born 1984) a retired Polish tennis player, competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics
  Piotr Hallmann (born 1987) a Polish mixed martial artist, second lieutenant in the Polish Navy
  Joanna Mitrosz (born 1988) a Polish rhythmic gymnast, competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics
  Małgorzata Białecka (born 1988) a Polish windsurfer, competed at 2016 Summer Olympics
  Olek Czyż (born 1990) a Polish professional basketball player, played for Poland
  Justyna Plutowska (born 1991) a Polish ice dancer
caption: Klaudia Jans-Ignacik, 2016
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