Jan Wojnowski
Jan Wojnowski (born December 23, 1946 in Torzewo , † February 9, 1990 in Bydgoszcz ) was a Polish weightlifter .
Career
Jan Wojnowski grew up in Torzewo. He attended a high school in Bydgoszcz and then went to the army. The only 1.58 m tall and approx. 60 kg heavy athlete came to weightlifting there . His trainer was Krzysztof Beck. The greatest success he achieved was winning the European Championship in the Olympic three-way fight in 1961 in Sofia in the featherweight division and a world title in the tear. The second title in the tear from the 1970 World Championships was stripped from him because of doping . At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City , he took the thankless fourth place in the featherweight division. Jan Wojnowski had tough competitors in his weight class at home in Mieczysław Nowak , Henryk Trębicki and Rudolf Kozłowski . He still won the Polish featherweight championship three times and set 15 Polish records.
Jan Wojnowski died at the age of 44.
International successes / all-around
(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship, Fe = featherweight, competitions up to 1972 in the Olympic three-way fight, consisting of pushing, tearing and pushing, from 1973 in a duel, consisting of pulling and pushing)
- 1968, 4th place , OS in Mexico City , Fe, with 382.5 kg, behind Yoshinobu Miyake , Japan 392.5 kg, Dito Schanidze , USSR, 387.5 kg, Yoyhiyuki Miyake, Japan, 385 kg and in front of Mieczysław Nowak , Poland , 375 kg;
- 1970, 2nd place , EM in Szombathely , Fe, with 377.5 kg, behind Mladen Kutschew , Bulgaria , 382.5 kg and in front of Janos Benedek , Hungary , 375 kg and Henryk Trębicki , Poland, 370 kg;
- 1971, 1st place , EM in Sofia , Fe, with 397.5 kg, ahead of Shanidze, 395 kg and Benedek, 390 kg;
- 1971, unplaced , World Cup in Lima , Fe, disqualification because of overweight;
- 1972, unplaced , OS in Munich , 3 failed attempts in pushing; Winner: Norair Nurikjan , Bulgaria, 402.5 kg ahead of Shanidze, 400 kg;
- 1973, 4th place , EM in Madrid , Fe, with 262.5 kg, behind Dito Schanidze , 272.5 kg, Norair Nurikjan , 270 kg and Benedek, 267.5 kg;
- 1973, 1st place , Spartakiade of the Social Armies, Fe, with 257.5 kg, ahead of Karel Prohl, CSSR , 255 kg and Sasanow, USSR, 250 kg;
- 1973, 3rd place , World Championships in Havana , Fe, with 257.5 kg, behind Schanidze, 272.5 kg and Nourikijan, 267.5 kg;
- 1974, 4th place , EM in Verona , Fe, with 265 kg, behind Georgi Todorow , Bulgaria, 272.5 kg, Schanidze, 272.5 kg and Nurikian, 265 kg;
- 1974, 4th place , World Championships in Manila , Fe, with 267.5 kg, behind Todorow, 280 kg, Nikolai Kolesnikow , USSR, 277.5 kg and Nourikijan, 277.5 kg
Medals individual disciplines
(awarded since 1969)
- World Cup Gold Medals: 1972, Tear, Fe,
- World Cup bronze medal: 1969, tear, Fe
- EM gold medals: 1970, Tear, Fe - 1971, Tear, Fe - 1971, Push, Fe,
- European Championship silver medal: 1969, tear, Fe,
- European Championship bronze medal: 1973, push, Fe
Polish championships
- 1968, 1st place, Fe, with 367.5 kg,
- 1969, 1st place, Fe, with 390 kg,
- 1972, 1st place, Le, with 405 kg,
- 1974, 3rd place, Le, with 275 kg,
Polish records
Jan Wojnowski set a total of 15 Polish records.
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wojnowski, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish weightlifter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Torzewo |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1990 |
| Place of death | Bydgoszcz |