Mieczysław Młynarski

Mieczysław Młynarski (born May 17, 1956 in Resko[1]) is a retired Polish professional basketball player, and coach. At a height of 1.99 m (6'6 1⁄2") tall, and a weight of 91 kg (200 lbs.), he played at the small forward position, during his playing career.

Mieczysław Młynarski
Mieczysław Młynarski, 2007
Personal information
Born (1956-05-17) 17 May 1956
Resko, Poland
NationalityPolish
Listed height6 ft 6.5 in (199 cm)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
Playing career1973–1994
PositionSmall forward
Coaching career2007–present
Career history
As player:
1973–1987Górnik Wałbrzych
1987–1988Lech Poznań
1988–1994SVD 49 Dortmund
As coach:
2007–2009Górnik Wałbrzych (assistant)
2009Górnik Wałbrzych
2009–2012Nowe Miasto / KS Dark Dog Górnik Wałbrzych
2016–2017Prakto Polonia Świdnica
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

Club career

Młynarski still holds the Polish Basketball League record, for the "most points scored in one game" (90 points scored, achieved in 1982, while playing with Górnik Wałbrzych, in a game against Pogoń Szczecin).[2] He was a member of the FIBA European Selection team, in 1981.

Polish national team

Młynarski was a regular member of the senior Polish national basketball team, for nine years (1975–1984). He played in all of Poland's games, during the Summer Olympic Games, in Moscow, 1980. He was the top scorer of both EuroBasket 1979 (26.6 points per game), and EuroBasket 1981 (23.1 points per game).

Coaching career

When Młynarski playing career, ended he decided to stay in basketball. After retirement from playing, he became a coach of the Polish club Górnik Wałbrzych' juniors team. In 2000, he won the Polish older juniors vice-championship (as the assistant coach) with Górnik.

In 2007, he became the assistant coach of Górnik Wałbrzych's senior club. After the club's head coach, Andrzej Adamek, resignation (in March 2009), Młynarski became Górnik's new head coach. Unfortunately, Młynarski was not able to avoid his team's poor performance. In the 2008–09 season, Górnik finished in last place in the Polish PLK League. The main reason why the team was relegated, was its deep financial problems (Górnik finished the season without any foreign players, and some key Polish players, e.g. Marcin Stefański).

Awards and accomplishments

Club playing career

Polish senior national team

References
  1. Polish Olympic Committee (in Polish)
  2. Sport.pl (in Polish)
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