Józef Zapędzki
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Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1929-03-11)11 March 1929 Kazimierówka [pl], Rokitno Szlacheckie, near Zawiercie, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 February 2022(2022-02-15) (aged 92) Wrocław, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sport shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Śląsk Wrocław | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Józef Zapędzki (11 March 1929 – 15 February 2022) was a Polish sport shooter.
He competed at five consecutive Olympics from 1964 to 1980 in 25 m rapid fire pistol and won two gold medals, in 1968 and 1972. He is one of three shooters to have successfully defended the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol Olympic title.[1] He is a 23-time Polish Champion. Throughout most of his sporting career, he represented the Śląsk Wrocław sports club. Zapędzki died in Wrocław on 15 February 2022, at the age of 92.[2]
References
Further reading
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- "Zapędzki Józef". WIEM Encyklopedia (in Polish).
- "Zapędzki Józef". Zasoby Polskiego Portalu Olimpijskiego PKOl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
- Kopeć, Dariusz. "Ballada o snajperze". Gazeta.pl Wrocław (in Polish).
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- 1896:
Ioannis Frangoudis (GRE)
- 1900:
Maurice Larrouy (FRA)
- 1912:
Alfred Lane (USA)
- 1920:
Guilherme Paraense (BRA)
- 1924:
Henry Bailey (USA)
- 1932:
Renzo Morigi (ITA)
- 1936:
Cornelius van Oyen (GER)
- 1948:
Károly Takács (HUN)
- 1952:
Károly Takács (HUN)
- 1956:
Ștefan Petrescu (ROU)
- 1960:
William McMillan (USA)
- 1964:
Pentti Linnosvuo (FIN)
- 1968:
Józef Zapędzki (POL)
- 1972:
Józef Zapędzki (POL)
- 1976:
Norbert Klaar (GDR)
- 1980:
Corneliu Ion (ROM)
- 1984:
Takeo Kamachi (JPN)
- 1988:
Afanasijs Kuzmins (URS)
- 1992:
Ralf Schumann (GER)
- 1996:
Ralf Schumann (GER)
- 2000:
Sergei Alifirenko (RUS)
- 2004:
Ralf Schumann (GER)
- 2008:
Oleksandr Petriv (UKR)
- 2012:
Leuris Pupo (CUB)
- 2016:
Christian Reitz (GER)
- 2020:
Jean Quiquampoix (FRA)
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