Mieczysław Nowak

Mieczysław Nowak (22 December 1936 – 17 May 2006) was a Polish featherweight weightlifter. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished in third, fifth and seventh place, respectively. He won one gold (1970) and two silver medals (1965 and 1966) at world championships, and his Olympic bronze also counted as the world championships bronze in 1964. At the European championships, he won three gold (1965, 1966 and 1968), one silver (1970) and 1 bronze medals (1972). Nationally he won four titles (1965–1967, 1970) and set thirteen records.[1][2]

Mieczysław Nowak
Nowak at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born22 December 1936
Chomęcice, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Died17 May 2006 (69)
Nowy Dwór Gdański, Pomorskie, Poland
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubLZS Wrocław
Śląsk Wrocław
WKS Flota Gdynia
Coached byAleksander Machowski
Augustyn Dziedzic
Klemens Roguski[1]
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo -60 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1965 Tehran -60 kg
Silver medal – second place 1966 East Berlin -60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1970 Columbus -60 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1965 Sofia-60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1966 East Berlin-60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1968 Leningrad-60 kg
Silver medal – second place 1970 Szombathely-56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Constanta-60 kg

After retiring from competitions Nowak worked as a coach and a sports official.[3]

References
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