# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/aleksander-doba
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:36:15.320Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/aleksander-doba"
name: "Aleksander Doba"
slug: "aleksander-doba"
description: "Aleksander Doba was a Polish kayaker known primarily for his long voyages crossing oceans. In 2010 and again in 2013 he kayaked across the Atlantic Ocean westward under his own power. The two voyages were the longest open-water kayak voyages ever made. He was named 2015 Adventurer of the Year by National Geographic. In 2017 he completed an eastward kayaking trip across the Atlantic.\nHe died while climbing Kilimanjaro after reaching the mountain summit."
tagline: "Polish kayaker (1946-2021)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aleksander_Doba_(3).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1946-09-09"
deathDate: "2021-02-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "http://www.aleksanderdoba.pl"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump