Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak
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| Born | 3 August 1929 Wielichowo, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 March 2003 (aged 73) Warsaw, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zdzisław Ludwik Krzyszkowiak (Polish pronunciation:
Born in Wielichowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Krzyszkowiak won 13 Polish National Championship titles in long-distance and cross-country events.
Krzyszkowiak rose to the international athletics scene at the
Just two months before the Rome Olympics, Krzyszkowiak ran his first world record, clocking 8:31.4 in the 3000 m steeplechase. At the Olympics itself, Krzyszkowiak finished seventh in the 10,000 m, but won, as a main favourite, the 3000 m steeplechase.
After the Olympics, Krzyszkowiak decided to concentrate on the 3000 m steeplechase event, running his second world record in 1961, but was forced to retire from sports prematurely in 1963 due to injuries. After his running career, he worked as a coach.
Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak died in Warsaw, aged 73.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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