Władysław Komar
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Władysław Komar in 1972
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Personal information | |
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Born | 11 April 1940 Kaunas, Lithuania |
Died | 17 August 1998 (aged 58) Przybiernów, Poland |
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 125 kg (276 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Shot put |
Club | Wybrzeże Gdańsk Gwardia Warszawa Polonia Warszawa[1] |
Medal record
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Władysław Komar (11 April 1940 – 17 August 1998) was a Polish shot put champion, who was born in Kaunas. Competing in three Summer Olympics in 1964-1972, he won the gold medal (21.18 m) at the Munich Games in 1972.[1] His nickname was "King Kong" Komar as attributed to a Sports Illustrated article.
Biography
Komar later became an actor, appearing in more than ten films, including Kazimierz Wielki (1976), Soviet Boris Godunov (1986), Roman Polanski's Pirates (1986), as well as Magnat (1987) and Kiler (1997).[2] He died in a car crash in 1998 along with another Polish Olympic champion, Tadeusz Ślusarski.[1][3]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 9th | 18.20 m |
1966 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 18.68 m |
1967 | European Indoor Games | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 3rd | 18.85 m |
1968 | European Indoor Games | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | 18.40 m |
Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 6th | 19.28 m | |
1971 | European Indoor Championships | Sofia, Bulgaria | 4th | 19.43 m |
European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 20.04 m | |
1972 | European Indoor Championships | Grenoble, France | 2nd | 20.32 m |
Olympic Games | Munich, Germany | 1st | 21.18 m | |
1977 | European Indoor Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 3rd | 20.17 m |
1978 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 2nd | 20.16 m |
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Władysław Komar. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Wladyslaw Komar. IMDb
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