Adam Ostrowski (born 10 July 1945 in

Brzeźce Brzeźce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczyna, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Pszczyna and south-west of the regional capital Katowice. History In the ...

– 29 November 2022) was a Polish

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

who competed in the

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

, and

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

. A 1968 champion of Poland in

welterweight Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...

, he also won a bronze medal at the

1975 World Wrestling Championships The 1975 World Wrestling Championships were held Minsk, Soviet Union at Minsk Sports Palace. Greco-Roman wrestling competition was held 11–14 September, while freestyle wrestlers competed 15–18 September. Medal table Team ranking Medal su ...

and a silver medal at the 1970

European Wrestling Championships The European Wrestling Championships is the second oldest international wrestling competition of the modern world and the main wrestling championships in Europe. It predates World Wrestling Championships and other regional wrestling championships ...

, both in middleweight. He died on 29 November 2022, at the age of 77.

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* * * 1945 births 2022 deaths Polish male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Poland Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1976 Summer Olympics People from Kędzierzyn-Koźle County Sportspeople from Opole Voivodeship 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-wrestling-bio-stub