Witold Edward Zagórski (25 September 1930 – 30 June 2016) was a Polish professional

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player and

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Playing career

Club career

During his

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playing career, Zagórski was a player of the Polish teams

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(1950–1960), and CWKS Legia Warszawa (1960–1961). He won two Polish League championships, in 1959 and 1961.

Polish national team

Zagórski was a member of the senior

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, in 49

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(1951–1956). With Poland, he played at EuroBasket 1955.

Coaching career

Clubs

Zagórski was chosen to be the

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of the

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team on 7 occasions (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973).

National team

Zagórski was the

the senior

, (1961–1975). With Poland, he finished in 5th place at the

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. He also won three medals at the

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: silver (

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) and bronze (

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and

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). With Zagórski as the team's head coach, Poland's senior national team also played at three

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( 1964 Tokyo, 1968 Mexico City, and 1972 Munich).

Personal

Zagórski died on 30 June 2016, at the age of 85.WITOLD ZAGORSKI R.I.P
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1930 births 2016 deaths Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Polish basketball coaches Polish men's basketball players Shooting guards Basketball players from Warsaw Olympic basketball players of Poland {{Poland-basketball-bio-stub