Józef Zapędzki (11 March 1929 – 15 February 2022) was a Polish sport shooter. He competed at five consecutive Olympics from 1964 to 1980 in

25 m rapid fire pistol 25 meter rapid fire pistol is one of the ISSF shooting events and is shot with .22 LR pistols. The event has been a part of the Olympic program ever since the beginning in 1896, although its rules changed greatly before World War II, after which ...

and won two gold medals, in 1968 and 1972. He is one of three shooters to have successfully defended the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol Olympic title. He is a 23-time Polish Champion. Throughout most of his sporting career, he represented the Śląsk Wrocław sports club. Zapędzki died in Wrocław on 15 February 2022, at the age of 92.

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* * * 1929 births 2022 deaths People from Łazy People from Kielce Voivodeship (1919–1939) Polish male sport shooters ISSF pistol shooters Olympic shooters of Poland Shooters at the 1964 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1968 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in shooting Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics {{Poland-Olympic-medalist-stub

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