Józef Wojciech Błaszczyk (born 23 March 1947, in Gdynia) is a

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

from

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

. Błaszczyk represented his country 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. ...

Kiel Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the J ...

. Błaszczyk took 8th place in the Soling with Zygfryd Perlicki as helmsman and Stanisław Stefański as fellow crew member.

References

Living people 1947 births Sportspeople from Gdynia Polish male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Soling Olympic sailors of Poland {{Poland-yachtracing-bio-stub