Mieczysław Łomowski (19 September 1914, in
Vilna
Vilnius ( , ; see also #Etymology and other names, other names) is the capital and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the munic ...
– 15 October 1969, near
Gniew
Gniew (pronounced ; csb, Gméw, or ''Gniéw''; formerly german: Mewe) is a historic town situated on the left bank of the Vistula River, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It has 6,870 inhabitants (2016). It is one of the ol ...
) was a Polish
shot putter who competed in the
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 ...
.
He died in a car accident near
Gniew
Gniew (pronounced ; csb, Gméw, or ''Gniéw''; formerly german: Mewe) is a historic town situated on the left bank of the Vistula River, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It has 6,870 inhabitants (2016). It is one of the ol ...
.
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1914 births
1969 deaths
Polish male shot putters
Polish athletics coaches
Olympic athletes for Poland
Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Vilnius
People from Vilensky Uyezd
People from the Russian Empire of Polish descent
Road incident deaths in Poland
Lechia Gdańsk athletes
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