Leszek Wodzyński (16 February 1946 near

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– 18 September 1999 in

) was a Polish

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and the older brother of

Mirosław Wodzyński Mirosław Zenon Wodzyński (born 13 July 1951 in Warsaw) is a Polish former hurdler. He is the younger brother of Leszek Wodzyński. In 1974, the two brothers were ranked #3 and #4 in the world, behind Charles Foster and the eventual 1976 O ...

. In 1974, the two brothers were ranked #3 and #4 in the world, behind Charles Foster and the eventual 1976 Olympic champion

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. Leszek was also in the top 10 in 1972.http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/images/stories/Rankings/09-m110hrank.pdf

Biography

His personal best was 13.64 seconds, achieved in July 1974 in

. He was participant in Olympic Games 1972.

International competitions

References

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