Mieczysław Paweł Nowicki (born 26 January 1951, in

Piątek Piątek or Piontek (Polish pronunciation: ) is a surname meaning "Friday" in Polish language, Polish. Pronounced differnetly, both forms occur in Poland but the standard spelling, Piątek, is about ten times as common. In other countries, Piontek m ...

) is a retired

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from

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, who represented his native country at the

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, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the men's individual road race behind Sweden's

Bernt Johansson Bernt Harry Johansson (born 18 April 1953) is a Swedish former road bicycle racer, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1981. His sporting career began with Mariestadcyklisten. A competitor at the 1972 Summer Olympics, he represented his n ...

and Italy's

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. In the men's road team trial he won the silver medal with the Polish team. He also competed at the

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. In 1973 he set a Polish national

hour record The hour record is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle from a stationary start. Cyclists attempt this record alone on the track without other competitors present. It is considered one of the most prestigious re ...

of 42.231 km, a record that stood for over 40 years until it was broken by Andrzej Bartkiewicz in 2014.

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* 1951 births Living people Polish male cyclists Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Poland Olympic silver medalists for Poland Olympic bronze medalists for Poland People from Łęczna County Olympic medalists in cycling Sportspeople from Lublin Voivodeship Polish politicians Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics UCI Road World Champions (elite men) {{Poland-cycling-bio-stub