Józef Bronisław Tracz (born 1 September 1964 in
Żary
Żary (, , , ) is a town in western Poland with 37,502 inhabitants (2019), situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship. It is the administrative seat of the Żary County and of the Gmina Żary within the county, though the town is not part of the gmina (c ...
) is a Polish
wrestler
Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...
(
Greco-Roman
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style) who has won three Olympic medals.
For his sport achievements, he received:
Knight's Cross of the
Order of Polonia Restituta
The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...
(5th Class) in 1996.
References
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sports123.com
1964 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Żary
Martial artists from Lubusz Voivodeship
Olympic silver medalists for Poland
Olympic bronze medalists for Poland
Olympic wrestlers for Poland
Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Polish male sport wrestlers
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
World Wrestling Championships medalists
20th-century Polish sportsmen
21st-century Polish sportsmen
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