Henryk Grabowski (athlete)

Henryk Grabowski
Personal information
Full nameHenryk Piotr Grabowski
NationalityPolish
Born(1929-10-19)19 October 1929
Czeladź, Poland
Died3 March 2012(2012-03-03) (aged 82)
Czeladź, Poland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Event
Long jump
ClubLegia Warsaw
Górnik Katowice
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1958 StockholmLong jump

Henryk Piotr Grabowski (19 October 1929 – 3 March 2012)[1] was a Polish long jumper. He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.[2]

He won the bronze medal in the long jump at the 1958 European Athletics Championships. During his career, he broke the Polish record eight times, culminating in a career best of 7.81 metres.[1]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Poland
1952 Olympic Games Helsinki, Finland 21st (q) Long jump 6.77 m
1956 Olympic Games Melbourne, Australia 10th Long jump 7.15 m
1957 World Festival of Youth and Students Moscow, Soviet Union 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 40.8 s
1st Long jump 7.46 m
1958 European Championships Stockholm, Sweden 3rd Long jump 7.51 m

References

  1. 1 2 "1958 European Athletics Championships long jump bronze medallist Henryk Grabowski dies". european-athletics. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Henryk Grabowski Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
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