Stanisław Waśkiewicz

Stanisław Waśkiewicz (9 September 1947; Drzewica – 28 September 2012; Streamwood, Illinois) was a Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres.[1]

Stanisław Waśkiewicz
Medal record
Men's athletics
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1970 Vienna Medley relay
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Grenoble4 x 720 m relay

At the 1966 European Junior Championships he won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay.[2] He competed in the 800 metres at the 1969 European Championships, but did not reach the final.[3] He became Polish champion in 1970 and 1972.[4]

At the 1970 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in medley relay together with Edmund Borowski, Kazimierz Wardak and Eryk Żelazny.[5] At the 1972 European Indoor Championships he won a bronze medal in 4 x 720 metres relay together with Zenon Szordykowski, Krzysztof Linkowski and Andrzej Kupczyk.[6]

Waśkiewicz spent the last 15 years of his life living in Streamwood, Illinois.[7]

References
  1. "Zmarł Stanisław Waśkiewicz" (in Polish). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki (Polish Athletics Federation). 2012-10-04. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  2. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas. "European Junior Championships 1966". World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  3. "Men 800m European Championships 1969 Athens (GRE)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  4. "Polish Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  5. "1970 European Indoor Championships, men's medley relay final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  6. "1972 European Indoor Championships, men's 4 x 720 metres relay final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  7. Obituary | Stanislaw Waskiewicz | Countryside Funeral Homes and Crematory Retrieved 2017-02-18.


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