Stanisław Grędziński
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Stanisław Grędziński (born 19 October 1945) is a retired Polish
sprinter
who specialized in the 400 metres
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He was born in Ostrzyca and represented the club Górnik Wałbrzych. At the 1964 European Junior Championships he won silver medals in both 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles
, as well as a silver medal in the medley relay where he ran the last leg. He became Polish 400 metres champion in 1966 and 1969.
He was successful at the European Championships with a gold medal in 1966 and a silver in 1969, both individually. In the relay he won a gold medal in 1966 and finished fourth in 1969. He also finished fourth in the 4 x 400 metre relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics. At the 1970 European Indoor Championships the Polish relay team won silver medals.
His personal best time was 45.83 seconds, achieved in 1969.
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...
sprinter
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
who specialized in the 400 metres
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
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He was born in Ostrzyca and represented the club Górnik Wałbrzych. At the 1964 European Junior Championships he won silver medals in both 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...
, as well as a silver medal in the medley relay where he ran the last leg. He became Polish 400 metres champion in 1966 and 1969.
He was successful at the European Championships with a gold medal in 1966 and a silver in 1969, both individually. In the relay he won a gold medal in 1966 and finished fourth in 1969. He also finished fourth in the 4 x 400 metre relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics. At the 1970 European Indoor Championships the Polish relay team won silver medals.
His personal best time was 45.83 seconds, achieved in 1969.