Edmund Piątkowski
Olympic athlete
1936 –
Who is Edmund Piątkowski?
Edmund Piątkowski is a former Polish track and field athlete, who competed in the discus event.
Piątkowski was multiple Polish champion in discus. He participated in four European Championships in Athletics, and three Olympic Games.
In 1958, he won gold medal at the 6th European Championships in Stockholm. In May 1959, he broke the European record; afterward in June 1959, he set the world record at Kusocinski Memorial in Warsaw. Two years later, in August 1961, he broke again the European record in Lodz.
In 1960, he took 5th place in the 17th Olympic Games at Rome. In 1962, he took 4th at Belgrade. In 1964, he took 7th at Tokyo. In 1966, he took 4th at Budapest. In 1967, he won at Kiev. In 1968, he took 7th at Mexico City. In 1969, he took 12th at Athens.
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- Born
- Jan 31, 1936
Poland - Also known as
- Edmund Piatkowski
- Nationality
- Poland
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on July 23, 2013
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