Waldemar Baszanowski

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Waldemar Romuald Baszanowski (born August 15, 1935 in Graudenz , † April 29, 2011 in Warsaw ) was a Polish weightlifter .

Career

Waldemar Baszanowski started weightlifting at AWF Warsaw in 1956 when he became a soldier . Within three years he showed performances that made him ripe for international championships. In addition to weightlifting, Waldemar also paid attention to his professional training, which is why he studied at the University of Physical Education in Warsaw from 1957 to 1961 and obtained a diploma as a sports teacher.

His first international start took place at the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960 , where he took 5th place in the lightweight. From that point on, things kept going uphill. In his long career he was twice Olympic champion , three times world champion and six times European champion .

Waldemar Baszanowski was a very elegant, slim looking weightlifter whose strength was speed. He weighed approx. 70 kg, so that he could easily work off the few kilos in order to be able to start in the lightweight (up to 67.5 kg body weight). After the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich , where he was unable to win another medal, he ended his active career. He had set 24 world records and 61 Polish records. In the following years he worked as a sports scientist and trainer and in 1989 became president of the European Weightlifting Association .

International success

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship, Le = lightweight, Wed = middleweight)

  • 1960, 5th place , OS in Rome , Le, with 370 kg, behind Wiktor Buschujew , USSR , 397.5 kg, Tan Howe Liang , Singapore , 380 kg, Abdulwahid Aziz, Iraq , 380 kg and Marian Zieliński , Poland , 375 kg;
  • 1961, 1st place , WM + EM in Vienna , Le, with 402.5 kg, ahead of Sergei Lopatin , USSR, 400 kg and Zieliński, 395 kg;
  • 1962, 1st place , Grand Prix of Moscow , Le, with 405 kg, ahead of Wladimir Kaplunow , USSR, 400 kg and Mihály Huszka , Hungary , 367.5 kg;
  • 1962, 2nd place , WM + EM in Budapest , Le, with 412.5 kg, behind Kaplunow, 415 kg and in front of Zieliński, 405 kg;
  • 1963, 2nd place , WM + EM in Stockholm , Le, with 410 kg, behind Zieliński, 417.5 kg and in front of Kaplunow, 410 kg;
  • 1964, gold medal , OS in Tokyo , Le, with 432.5 kg, ahead of Kaplunow, 432.5 kg and Zieliński, 420 kg;
  • 1965, 1st place , EM in Sofia , Le, with 425 kg, ahead of Kaplunow, 425 kg and Zdeněk Otáhal , CSSR, 387.5 kg;
  • 1965, 1st place , World Championships in Tehran , Le, with 427.5 kg, ahead of Zieliński, 425 kg and Kaplunow, 412.5 kg;
  • 1966, 1st place , Baltic Cup, Wed, with 447.5 kg, ahead of Wiktor Kurenzow , USSR, 435 kg and Werner Dittrich , GDR , 435 kg;
  • 1966, 2nd place , WM + EM in Berlin , Wed, with 447.5 kg, behind Kurenzow, 450 kg and in front of Dittrich, 442.5 kg;
  • 1968, 1st place , EM in Leningrad , Le, with 425 kg, ahead of Zieliński, 405 kg and Tilew, Bulgaria , 402.5 kg;
  • 1968, gold medal , OS in Mexico City , Le, with 437.5 kg, ahead of Parviz Jalayer, Iran , 422.5 kg and Zieliński, 420 kg;
  • 1969, 1st place , WM + EM in Sofia , Le, with 445 kg, ahead of Bagócs, Hungary , 430 kg and Zbigniew Kaczmarek , Poland, 425 kg;
  • 1970, 2nd place , World Championships in Columbus / USA , Le, with 437.5 kg, behind Kaczmarek, 440 kg and in front of Dehnavi, Iran, 420 kg;
  • 1970, 1st place , EM in Szombathely , Le, with 432.5 kg, ahead of Bagócs, 427.5 kg and Kaczmarek, 427.5 kg;
  • 1971, 2nd place , Baltic Cup in Lübeck , Wed, with 440 kg, behind Leif Jensen , Norway , 442.5 kg, in front of Uwe Kliche , Germany , 430 kg;
  • 1971, 1st place , EM in Sofia , Le, with 450 kg, ahead of Kaczmarek, 435 kg and Máté, Hungary, 412.5 kg;
  • 1971, 2nd place , WM in Lima , Le, with 435 kg, behind Kaczmarek, 437.5 kg and in front of Mucharbi Kirschinow , USSR, 430 kg;
  • 1972, 4th place , OS in Munich , Le, with 435 kg, behind Kirschinow, 460 kg, Mladen Kutschew , Bulgaria, 450 kg and Kaczmarek, 437.5 kg.

Polish championships

  • 1958, 3rd place, Fe, with 292.5 kg,
  • 1959, 2nd place, Le, with 330 kg,
  • 1960, 2nd place, Wed, with 345 kg,
  • 1961, 2nd place, Wed, with 360 kg,
  • 1963, 1st place, Le, with 412.5 kg,
  • 1964, 1st place, Le, with 430 kg,
  • 1965, 2nd place, Wed, with 440 kg,
  • 1966, 1st place, Wed, with 430 kg,
  • 1967, 1st place, Le, with 420 kg,
  • 1968, 1st place, Le, with 425 kg,
  • 1969, 1st place, Le, with 420 kg,
  • 1970, 1st place, Wed, with 452.5 kg,
  • 1971, 2nd place, Le, with 447.5 kg.

Records

He set a total of 24 world records and 61 Polish records.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Former champion weightlifter Baszanowski dies

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personal data
SURNAME Baszanowski, Waldemar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baszanowski, Waldemar Romuald (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish weightlifter
DATE OF BIRTH August 15, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Graudenz
DATE OF DEATH April 29, 2011
Place of death Warsaw