Klub Lekkoatletyczny Lechia Gdańsk ( en, Athletics Club Lechia Gdańsk) is a Polish athletics club based in

Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

, Poland. The athletics club was formed and became part of the

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk. The club was founded in 1945 by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Poland's oldest football team Lechia Lwów, founded in 1903. The club's name comes from Lechia, a ...

sports club. While the club has not been officially associated with the other sporting sections since 2002, the athletics club still continues with the name ''

Lechia The ethnonyms for the Poles (people) and Poland (their country) include endonyms (the way Polish people refer to themselves and their country) and exonyms (the way other peoples refer to the Poles and their country). Endonyms and most exonyms ...

''. In 2007 Lechia started building a new athletics stadium and training complex. The building was to be completed in 2010, and to be called the "Stadion Lekkoatletyczny KL Lechia" but was later abandoned. The club states that its purpose and aims are to; provide better sporting opportunities for the inhabitants of Gdańsk, provide development for the best athletes as well as providing the best possible conditions for its athletes and competitors, and to promote sport and recreation for the disabled inhabitants.

Achievements

The following achievements were attained by athletes from the sports club; (Time spent at Lechia in brackets)

Kazimierz Zimny Kazimierz Franciszek Zimny (4 June 1935 – 30 June 2022) was a Polish athlete, who competed mainly in the 5000 metres. He competed for Poland in the 5000 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici es ...

(Long-distance runner, 1958–1967) -

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

, 5000m, 3rd place. 1958 European Championships, 5000m, 2nd place. 1962 European Championships, 5000m, 2nd place.

Mieczysław Łomowski Mieczysław Łomowski (19 September 1914, in Vilna – 15 October 1969, near Gniew) was a Polish shot putter who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He died in a car accident near Gniew Gniew (pronounced ; csb, Gméw, or ''Gniéw''; formerl ...

(Shot put, 1945–1951) -

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

, 4th.

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at the

. Katarzyna Radtke (Racewalking, 1983–2000) -

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, 10 km, 11th place.

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, 10 km, 7th place. Holds the Polish record for 3000m with a time of 12:17.17.

Bernadetta Blechacz Bernadetta Blechacz (born July 30, 1955 in Kcynia, Kuyavian-Pomeranian) is a former javelin thrower from Poland, who set her personal best in 1979, throwing 62.76 metres. She competed for her native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, U ...

(Javelin, 1976–1984) -

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

, 9th.

Piotr Gładki Piotr Gładki (8 February 1972 in Gdańsk – 27 May 2005 in Wyczechowo) was a long-distance runner from Poland, who won the 2000 edition of the Hamburg Marathon. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 200 ...

(Long-distance runner) - Holds the Polish record for the half marathon with a time of 1:01:35. 2000

Hamburg Marathon The Hamburg Marathon (german: Hamburg-Marathon) is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of held in Hamburg, Germany. In 2009, 13,938 participants were counted. The marathon is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athlet ...

, 1st. Other Olympians - Elżbieta Bocian, Jan Kielas, Gerard Mach.

Olympic medals

Former athletes

Athletes who represented Lechia and went on to have successful careers. (Time spent at Lechia in brackets)

Władysław Komar Władysław Stefan Komar (11 April 1940 – 17 August 1998) was a Polish shot putter, actor and cabaretist. Competing in three Summer Olympics between 1964 and 1972, he won the gold medal at the Munich Games in 1972 with a throw of 21.18 metre ...

(Shot put, 1961–1963) Komar is the most successful athlete to have ever represented Lechia at some point. While he was too young to have success with Lechia, during his career he went on to win many medals in European championships, with his greatest achievement coming in the 1972 Summer Olympics, winning gold in the shot put.

References

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