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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Gerard Zygfryd Mach |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | 16 September 1926 |
| Died | 22 September 2015 (aged 89) Ottawa, Canada |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
Event | 200 metres |
| Club | KL Lechia Gdańsk |
Gerard Zygfryd Mach (16 September 1926 – 22 September 2015) was a Polish sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres and 400 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] Before focusing fully on athletics, Mach also played football in Gdańsk before the age of 20, playing for both Gedania Gdańsk and Lechia Gdańsk, making 3 appearances and scoring 2 goals in the league for Lechia.
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Poland | |||||
| 1949 | World Festival of Youth and Students | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | Medley relay | 3:31.3 |
| 1951 | World Festival of Youth and Students | East Berlin, East Germany | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:17.2 |
| 1952 | Olympic Games | Helsinki, Finland | 20th (qf) | 200 m | 22.12 |
| 18th (h) | 400 m | 48.641 | |||
| 1954 | World Student Games | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 400 m | 48.3 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:14.6 | |||
| European Championships | Bern, Switzerland | 17th (h) | 400 m | 48.9 | |
| 7th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:13.1 | |||
| 1955 | World Festival of Youth and Students | Warsaw, Poland | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.8 |
| 1958 | European Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 17th (sf) | 400 m | 48.5 |
1Did not start in the quarterfinals
Personal bests
[edit]- 100 metres – 10.8h (Gdańsk 1951)
- 200 metres – 21.4h (Bydgoszcz 1957)
- 400 metres – 47.5h (Bydgoszcz 1958)
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerard Mach Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
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