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{{Short description|Polish artistic gymnast}}
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| full_name       = Leszek Robert Blanik
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| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|df=y|1977|3|1}}
| birth_place     = [[Wodzisław Śląski]], Poland
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| club            = [[AZS-AWFiS Gdańsk]]
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| headcoach       = Andrey Levit
| assistcoach     = Piotr Mikolajek
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{{MedalCompetition | [[Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's vault|Vault]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Vault]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2007 Stuttgart]] | Vault }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2002 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2002 Debrecen]] | Vault }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2005 Melbourne]] | Vault }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Artistic Gymnastics World Cup|World Cup Final]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 2002 Stuttgart|Vault }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2008 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2008 Lausanne]] | Vault }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2004 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2004 Ljubljana]] | Vault }} 
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'''Leszek Robert Blanik'''<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/leszek-blanik-1.html |title=Leszek Blanik}}</ref> (born 1 March 1977 in [[Wodzisław Śląski]]) is a Polish [[gymnastics|gymnast]], World and Olympic champion in [[vault (gymnastics)|vault]]. He was the first to perform a handspring double front vault in piked position which now has been [[Blanik (vault)|named after him]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/olympics/gymnasts/Poland/578.html |title=Leszek Blanik |work=International Gymnast |accessdate=August 8, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821162817/http://www.intlgymnast.com/olympics/gymnasts/Poland/578.html |archivedate=2008-08-21}}</ref>

==Olympics==
Blanik picked up a bronze in vault at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=GYM |title=2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Gymnastics |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080823081053/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=GYM |archivedate=2008-08-23 |website=databaseOlympics.com |accessdate=April 4, 2008}}</ref>

On 18 August 2008, he won the gold medal in [[Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's vault|men's vault]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], becoming the first Polish Olympic champion in a gymnastics event.

==World championships==
Blanik won a gold medal in vault at the [[2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2007 World Championships]] in [[Stuttgart]], earning him an individual berth to the [[2008 Beijing Olympics]]. He also has two World silver medals, from [[2002 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2002]] in [[Debrecen]], and [[2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2005]] in [[Melbourne]].

==Awards==
For his sport achievements, Blanik received: <br />
[[File:POL Polonia Restituta Kawalerski BAR.svg|65px|Knight's Cross]] Knight's Cross of the [[Polonia Restituta|Order of Polonia Restituta]] (5th Class) in 2008.<br />
[[File:POL Złoty Krzyż Zasługi BAR.svg|65px|Golden Cross of Merit]] Golden [[Cross of Merit (Poland)|Cross of Merit]] in 2000.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229192748/http://leszekblanik.pl/ |date=December 29, 2011 |title=Official website}}
* {{Sports links}}

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