Edward Romanowski
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| Born | 30 July 1944 Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 November 2007 (aged 63) Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Legia Warsaw | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edward Romanowski (30 July 1944 – 11 November 2007) was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.
He was born in Warsaw and represented the club Legia Warszawa.[1] At the 1967 European Indoor Games he won a silver medal in the 4 × 300 metres relay, which he ran together with Tadeusz Jaworski, Jan Balachowski and Edmund Borowski.[2] At the 1968 Olympic Games he reached heat two of the 200 metres. In the 4 × 100 metres relay he finished eighth in the final together with Wiesław Maniak, Zenon Nowosz and Marian Dudziak.[1] At the 1969 European Indoor Games he won a gold medal in the relay, where Poland was the only competing team. The teammates were Andrzej Badeński, Henryk Szordykowski and Jan Radomski.[3]
He became Polish 200 metres champion in 1968.[4]
He was buried at the Służew Old Cemetery in Warsaw.[5]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Poland | |||||
| 1965 | Universiade | Budapest, Hungary | 11th (sf) | 100 m | 10.6 |
| 4th | 200 m | 21.3 | |||
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.0 | |||
| European Cup Final | Stuttgart, West Germany | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.5 | |
| 1966 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 17th (h) | 200 m | 21.5 |
| 1967 | European Indoor Games | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 2nd | 4 × 300 m relay | 2:20.2 |
| European Cup Final | Kiev, Soviet Union | 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.4 | |
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 10th (sf) | 200 m | 20.80 |
| 8th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.2 | |||
| 1969 | European Indoor Games | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | 1st | Medley relay | 4:16.4 |
| European Championships | Athens, Greece | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.55 | |
| 1970 | European Cup Final | Stockholm, Sweden | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.5 |
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.3h (Jena 1964)
- 200 metres – 20.80 A (Mexico City 1968)
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Edward Romanowski". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ↑ "1967 European Indoor Games, men's relay final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ↑ "1969 European Indoor Games, men's relay final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ↑ "Polish Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ↑ "Zmarł Edward Romanowski". pzla.pl.
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