Jan Gmyrek
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Jan Wojciech Gmyrek (born March 2, 1951 in Kraków
) is a former Polish
handball
player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
and in the 1976 Summer Olympics
.
In 1972 he was part of the Polish team which finished tenth. He played four matches and scored seven goals.
Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Polish team. He played all five matches and scored fifty goals.
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
) is a former Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
and in the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
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In 1972 he was part of the Polish team which finished tenth. He played four matches and scored seven goals.
Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Polish team. He played all five matches and scored fifty goals.