Andrzej Zieliński (athlete)

Andrzej Franciszek Zieliński (20 August 1936 – 8 December 2021) was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres.

Andrzej Zieliński
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo 4 x 100 m relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1962 Belgrade 4 x 100 m relay

Career

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Zieliński was born in Warsaw, Poland, on 20 August 1936. He competed for Poland in the 4 x 100 metre relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the silver medal with his teammates Wiesław Maniak, Marian Foik and Marian Dudziak. Zieliński died on 8 December 2021, at the age of 85.[1]

References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrzej Zieliński". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.