Edmund Piatkowski
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Edmund Piątkowski is a former Polish track and field
athlete, who competed in the discus
event.
Piątkowski was multiple Polish champion in discus (1955, 1957-66, 1968-69). He participated in four European Championships in Athletics
(1958, 1962, 1966, 1969), and three Olympic Games
(1960, 1964, 1968).
In 1958, he won gold medal at the 6th European Championships in Stockholm. In May 1959, he broke the European record (57.89); afterward in June 1959, he set the world record (59.91) at Kusocinski Memorial in Warsaw. Two years later, in August 1961, he broke again the European record (60.47) in Lodz.
In 1960, he took 5th place in the 17th Olympic Games at Rome. In 1962, he took 4th at Belgrade (7th EU-ch). In 1964, he took 7th at Tokyo (18th Ol). In 1966, he took 4th at Budapest (8th EU-ch). In 1967, he won at Kiev (2nd European Cup). In 1968, he took 7th at Mexico City (19th Ol). In 1969, he took 12th at Athens (9th EU-ch).
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
athlete, who competed in the discus
Discus
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event.
Piątkowski was multiple Polish champion in discus (1955, 1957-66, 1968-69). He participated in four European Championships in Athletics
European Championships in Athletics
The European Athletics Championships is an event organized by the European Athletic Association. It is organised every four years, the same year as the Commonwealth Games and between the Summer Olympic Games cycle. After the 2010 Championships in Barcelona, the European Championships will take...
(1958, 1962, 1966, 1969), and three Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
(1960, 1964, 1968).
In 1958, he won gold medal at the 6th European Championships in Stockholm. In May 1959, he broke the European record (57.89); afterward in June 1959, he set the world record (59.91) at Kusocinski Memorial in Warsaw. Two years later, in August 1961, he broke again the European record (60.47) in Lodz.
In 1960, he took 5th place in the 17th Olympic Games at Rome. In 1962, he took 4th at Belgrade (7th EU-ch). In 1964, he took 7th at Tokyo (18th Ol). In 1966, he took 4th at Budapest (8th EU-ch). In 1967, he won at Kiev (2nd European Cup). In 1968, he took 7th at Mexico City (19th Ol). In 1969, he took 12th at Athens (9th EU-ch).