Czesław Kwieciński (born 20 January 1943 in Romaškai,

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) is 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 from 1964 to 1980 in the

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. Bronze medalist at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

and

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in wrestling in 90 kg category (light-heavyweight). He married

Ewa Gryziecka Ewa Gryziecka-Kwiecińska (born 11 April 1948) is a Polish former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She is a former world record holder in the event and represented Poland at the Summer Olympics and the European Athletics ...

, a world record breaker in the

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, and they had three children, settling in

Gliwice Gliwice (; german: Gleiwitz) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. The city is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica river (a tributary of the Oder). It lies approximately 25 km west from Katowice, the regional cap ...

.Ewa Gryziecka
Polish Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2016-01-31.

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