Kazimierz Wardak (4 March 1947 in
Połczyn-Zdrój
Połczyn-Zdrój (; formerly german: Bad Polzin) is a town in Świdwin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 11,153 inhabitants (2007). It is located in the historic region of Pomerania.
History
Połczyn-Zdrój dates back to an ear ...
– 25 October 2020) was a Polish runner who specialized in the
800 metres
The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...
.
Career
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 ...
,
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 ...
, and
Eryk Żelazny
Eryk Żelazny (born 2 December 1943 in Lubiewo) is a retired Polish runner who specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres.
At the 1970 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in medley relay together with Edmund Borowski, Kazimierz ...
.
At the
1971 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 800 metres relay together with
Krzysztof Linkowski,
Zenon Szordykowski, and
Michał Skowronek. This team still holds the
Polish indoor record in the event.
Wardak died on 25 October 2020, aged 73.
Nie żyje Kazimierz Wardak
References
1947 births
2020 deaths
Polish male middle-distance runners
People from Połczyn-Zdrój
Sportspeople from West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Zawisza Bydgoszcz athletes
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