Ireneusz Paliński

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Ireneusz Paliński at the 1964 Olympic Games

Ireneusz Paliński [ irɛˈnɛuʃ paˈliɲsci ] (born  May 13, 1932 in Nużewo near Ciechanów ; †  July 9, 2006 in Warsaw ) was a Polish weightlifter and Olympic champion.

Career

Paliński began lifting weights during his military service in 1955. Under coach Bronisław Stępny in Wroclaw , he soon achieved such good performances that the then famous coaches Klemens Roguski and August Dziedzic took on him. As early as 1957, he started at the European Championships in Katowice , where he finished third. He kept improving and was among the best in the world for the next ten years.

He proved his fighting skills in 1958 on the occasion of an international match between Germany  and  Poland in Munich , in which he achieved 415 kg in the Olympic three-way fight, although he had to stay in bed the day before with a fever and angina. His greatest success was his victory at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome in the light heavyweight division (up to 82.5 kg body weight). Later he switched to middle-heavyweight (up to 90 kg body weight), in which he was immediately back in the top class. In his career he fought with Rudolf Plukfelder , Louis Martin , Arkadi Vorobjow and Géza Tóth .

Ireneusz Paliński studied construction in Wroclaw and after his time as an active also worked as a trainer.

International success

Legend: OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = World Championship, Ls = light heavyweight, Ms = middle heavyweight

  • 1957: 3rd place, EM in Katowice , Ls, with 400 kg, behind Michael Rutman ( USSR , 422.5 kg) and Václav Pšenička junior ( ČSR , 402.5 kg);
  • 1957: 4th place, World Championships in Tehran , Ls, with 407.5 kg, behind Trofim Lomakin (USSR, 450 kg), James George ( USA , 422.5 kg) and Jalal Mansouri ( Iran , 412.5 kg);
  • 1958: 3rd place, WM / EM in Stockholm, Ls, with 432.5 kg behind Trofim Lomakin (440.0 kg) and James George (435.0 kg) and in front of Günther Siebert ( GDR );
  • 1959: 2nd place, WM / EM in Warsaw , Ls, with 432.5 kg, behind Rudolf Plukfelder (USSR, 457.5 kg) and in front of James George (417.5 kg) and Václav Pšenička junior;
  • 1960: 1st place, Grand Prix of Moscow, Ms, with 445 kg, ahead of Vasily Stepanow (USSR, 445 kg) and Krylatow (USSR, 432.5 kg);
  • 1960: 2nd place, EM in Milan , Ls, with 425 kg, behind Rudolf Plukfelder (442.5 kg) and in front of Marcel Paterni ( France , 415 kg);
  • 1960: Gold medal, OS in Rome , Ls, with 442.5 kg, ahead of James George (430 kg) and Jan Bochenek ( Poland , 420 kg);
  • 1961: 1st place, WM / EM in Vienna , Ms, with 475 kg, ahead of Louis Martin ( UK , 462.5 kg) and Arkadi Vorobjow (USSR, 457.5 kg);
  • 1962: 2nd place, WM / EM in Budapest , Ms, with 470 kg, behind Louis Martin (480 kg) and in front of Bill March ( USA , 460 kg);
  • 1963: 2nd place, WM / EM in Stockholm , Ms, with 475 kg, behind Louis Martin (480 kg) and in front of Eduard Browko (USSR, 470 kg);
  • 1964: Bronze medal, OS in Tokyo , Ms, with 467.5 kg, behind Vladimir Golowanow (USSR, 487.5 kg) and Martin (475 kg);
  • 1966: 2nd place, Grand Prix of Riga , Ms, with 465 kg, behind Browko (472.5 kg) and in front of Jaan Talts (USSR, 465 kg);
  • 1966: 2nd place, WM / EM in Berlin , Ms, with 477.5 kg, behind Géza Tóth ( Hungary , 487.5 kg) and in front of Marek Gołąb (Poland, 475 kg).

Polish championships

  • 1955: 6th place, Ls, with 290 kg
  • 1957: 2nd place, Ls, with 375 kg
  • 1958: 1st place, Ls, with 415 kg
  • 1959: 1st place, Ls, with 425 kg
  • 1960: 1st place, Ms, with 435 kg
  • 1961: 1st place, S, with 450 kg
  • 1962: 1st place, Ms, with 465 kg
  • 1963: 1st place, Ms, with 460 kg
  • 1964: 1st place, Ms, with 475 kg
  • 1965: 1st place, S, with 455 kg
  • 1966: 1st place, Ms, with 480 kg
  • 1967: 2nd place, Ms, with 475 kg

World records

In two-armed thrusting:

  • 180 kg, 1960 in Rome , Ls
  • 185.5 kg, 1960 in Paris , Ms
  • 186 kg, 1960 in Toruń , Ms
  • 186.5 kg, 1961 in Moscow , Ms
  • 190 kg, 1961 in Vienna , Ms
  • 191 kg, 1961 in Warsaw , Ms

In the Olympic three-way battle:

  • 475 kg, 1961 in Vienna, Ms

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personal data
SURNAME Paliński, Ireneusz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish weightlifter and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Nużewo near Ciechanów
DATE OF DEATH July 9, 2006
Place of death Warsaw