Wiesław Gawłowski

Wiesław Stanisław Gawłowski (19 May 1950 – 14 November 2000) was a Polish volleyball player and coach. He was a member of the Polish national volleyball team. With the national team, he won gold medals in the 1974 World Championship and the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Wiesław Gawłowski
Personal information
Full nameWiesław Stanisław Gawłowski
NationalityPolish
Born(1950-05-19)19 May 1950
Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland
Died14 November 2000(2000-11-14) (aged 50)
Białobrzegi, Poland
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Career
YearsTeams
1969–1973
1973–1980
1980–1985
1985–1990
AZS AWF Warsaw
Płomień Milowice
Vianello Pescara
Pallavolo Pineto
National team
1969–1980 Poland (366)
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1976 Montreal
FIVB World Championship
Gold medal – first place1974 Mexico
CEV European Championship
Silver medal – second place1975 Yugoslavia
Silver medal – second place1977 Finland
Silver medal – second place1979 France

Personal life

Wiesław Gawłowski was born in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland. He attended the University of Physical Education in Warsaw, graduating in 1974. He had a wife, Barbara, and two sons, Maciej and Wojciech.

Honours

Club

Death

Wiesław Gawłowski died in a car crash in Białobrzegi, near Płock.

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