Achievements
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Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at Barcelona in 1992. Kurpiewski also won five medals at the International Coach Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers (K-2 500 m: 1993, K-4 500 m: 1987, K-4 1000 m: 1989) and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 1989, K-4 1000 m: 1986).
