Kazimierz Kropidłowski (16 August 1931 – 20 December 1998) was a Polish

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

er. He was born in

Starogard Gdański Starogard Gdański (; until 1950: ''Starogard''; formerly ) is a city in Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland with 48,328 inhabitants (2004). Starogard is the capital of Starogard County. Founded in the Middle Ages, Starogard is a city with ...

. He competed at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

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, where he placed sixth in men's long jump.

References

1931 births 1998 deaths Sportspeople from Starogard Gdański Polish male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes from Pomeranian Voivodeship Zawisza Bydgoszcz athletes 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-longjump-athletics-bio-stub