Jan Kowalczyk
Jan Kowalczyk (born December 18, 1941 in Drogomysl , † February 24, 2020 in Warsaw ) was a Polish show jumper . He participated in the 1968 , 1972 and 1980 Olympic Games . His greatest achievement was winning the individual gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Games , boycotted by most Western nations .
successes
- Olympic games
- 1980 in Moscow: silver medal team, gold medal individual on Artemor
- Further:
- 15 × Polish champions
Web links
Commons : Jan Kowalczyk - collection of images, videos and audio files
- engl. Homepage of Jan Kowalczyk ( Memento from December 17, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
Footnotes
- ^ Zmarł Jan Kowalczyk, mistrz olimpijski z Moskwy w jeździectwie Czytaj więcej na
- ↑ Database on the IOC homepage August 2006
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SURNAME | Kowalczyk, Jan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish show jumper |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1941 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Drogomysl |
DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 2020 |
Place of death | Warsaw |