Stanisław Grędziński
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Born | (1945-10-19)19 October 1945 Ostrzyca, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 19 January 2022(2022-01-19) (aged 76) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stanisław Grędziński (19 October 1945 – 19 January 2022) was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
Career
Grędziński was born in Ostrzyca, Poland, and represented the club Górnik Wałbrzych.[1] At the 1964 European Junior Championships he won silver medals in both 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles,[2] as well as a silver medal in the medley relay where he ran the last leg.[3] He became Polish 400 metres champion in 1966 and 1969.[4]
He was successful at the European Championships with a gold medal in 1966 and a silver in 1969, both individually.[5] In the relay he won a gold medal in 1966 and finished fourth in 1969.[6][7] He also finished fourth in the 4 x 400 metre relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 1970 European Indoor Championships the Polish relay team won silver medals.[8] His personal best time was 45.83 seconds, achieved in 1969.[1]
Grędziński died on 19 January 2022, at the age of 77.[9]
References
- ^ a b c Sports Reference
- ^ "European Junior Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas. "European Junior Championships 1964". World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Polish Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "European Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Men 4x400m Relay European Championships 1966 Budapest (HUN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Men 4x400m Relay European Championships 1969 Athens (GRE)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "1970 European Indoor Championships, men's relay final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ^ Nie żyje Stanisław Grędziński. Były mistrz Europy miał 77 lat, sport.onet.pl (in Polish)
External links
- Stanisław Grędziński at Olympedia
- Stanisław Grędziński at the Polish Olympic Committee (archived) (in Polish)
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- 1934: Adolf Metzner (GER)
- 1938: Godfrey Brown (GBR)
- 1946: Niels Holst-Sørensen (DEN)
- 1950: Derek Pugh (GBR)
- 1954: Ardalion Ignatyev (URS)
- 1958: John Wrighton (GBR)
- 1962: Robbie Brightwell (GBR)
- 1966: Stanisław Grędziński (POL)
- 1969: Jan Werner (POL)
- 1971: David Jenkins (GBR)
- 1974: Karl Honz (FRG)
- 1978: Franz-Peter Hofmeister (FRG)
- 1982: Hartmut Weber (FRG)
- 1986: Roger Black (GBR)
- 1990: Roger Black (GBR)
- 1994: Du'aine Ladejo (GBR)
- 1998: Iwan Thomas (GBR)
- 2002: Ingo Schultz (GER)
- 2006: Marc Raquil (FRA)
- 2010: Kevin Borlée (BEL)
- 2012: Pavel Maslák (CZE)
- 2014: Martyn Rooney (GBR)
- 2016: Martyn Rooney (GBR)
- 2018: Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR)
- 2022: Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR)
- 2024: Alexander Doom (BEL)