Andrzej Klimaszewski (born 14 May 1960) is a retired
Polish
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long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
er.
He was born in
Ełk, and represented the sports club
Bałtyk Gdynia
Bałtyk Gdynia is a Polish football club from Gdynia. The club is named after the Baltic Sea.
History
The club was established in 1930 by football enthusiasts from the developing city. Bałtyk is the oldest football club from Gdynia, which sti ...
.
He won the gold medal at the
1979 European Junior Championships. He finished seventh at the
1980 European Indoor Championships, fifth at the
1983 European Indoor Championships, and eleventh at the
1986 European Championships. He also competed at the
1980 Olympic Games The 1980 Olympics may refer to:
* 1980 Winter Olympics, Lake Placid, New York, United States
* 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officiall ...
without reaching the final.
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He became Polish champion in 1985 and 1987, and Polish indoor champion in 1980, 1983, 1984 and 1987.
His personal best jump was 8.20 metres, achieved in July 1980 in Sopot.World men's all-time best long jump]
(last updated 2001)
References
1960 births
Living people
Polish male long jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Poland
People from Ełk
Sportspeople from Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Polish Athletics Championships winners
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