Eryk Żelazny (born 2 December 1943 in Lubiewo) is a retired

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

runner who specialized in the

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. At the 1970 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in medley relay together with

Edmund Borowski Edmund Borowski (23 January 1945 – 22 August 2022) was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. At the 1966 European Championships he won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay together with Jan Werner, Stanisław G ...

Kazimierz Wardak Kazimierz Wardak (4 March 1947 in Połczyn-Zdrój – 25 October 2020) was a Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres. Career At the 1970 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in medley relay together with Edmund Borow ...

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Stanisław Waśkiewicz Stanisław Waśkiewicz (9 September 1947; Drzewica – 28 September 2012; Streamwood, Illinois) was a Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres. At the 1966 European Junior Championships he won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres r ...

. He also competed at the 1966 European Championships and the 1969 European Championships without reaching the final.

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1943 births Living people Polish male middle-distance runners People from Tuchola County Sportspeople from Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Zawisza Bydgoszcz athletes {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub