Mieczysław Młynarski (born May 17, 1956 in
Resko
Resko (; ) is a town in Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, with 4,329 inhabitants (2010). It is located on the Rega River.
History
The first unsuccessful attempt to grant a town charter occurred in 1255. Town ri ...
) is a
retired
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Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their j ...
Polish professional
basketball
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player, and
coach. At a height of 1.99 m (6'6 ") tall, and a weight of 91 kg (200 lbs.), he played at the
small forward
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position, during his playing career.
Club career
Młynarski still holds the
Polish Basketball League
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record, for
the "most points scored in one game" (90 points scored, achieved in 1982, while playing with
Górnik Wałbrzych, in a game against Pogoń Szczecin).
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He was a member of the FIBA European Selection
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team, in 1981.
National team career
Młynarski was a regular member of the senior Polish national basketball team
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, for nine years (1975–1984). He played in all of Poland's games, during the Summer Olympic Games, in Moscow, 1980. He was the top scorer of both EuroBasket 1979 (26.6 points per game), and EuroBasket 1981 (23.1 points per game).
Coaching career
When Młynarski playing career, ended he decided to stay in basketball. After retirement from playing, he became a coach of the Polish club Górnik Wałbrzych' juniors team. In 2000, he won the Polish older juniors vice-championship (as the assistant coach) with Górnik.
In 2007, he became the assistant coach of Górnik Wałbrzych's senior club. After the club's head coach
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,
Andrzej Adamek, resignation (in March 2009), Młynarski became Górnik's new head coach. Unfortunately, Młynarski was not able to avoid his team's poor performance. In the 2008–09 season, Górnik finished in last place in the Polish PLK League. The main reason why the team was relegated
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, was its deep financial problems (Górnik finished the season without any foreign players, and some key Polish players, e.g. Marcin Stefański).
Awards and accomplishments
Club playing career
*4× Polish League Top Scorer: (1980, 1981, 1983, 1984)
* Polish League Player of the Year: (1981)
*FIBA European Selection
The FIBA Europe All-Star Game was the all-star basketball exhibition game, which was also known as the "FIBA Europe Festival". The "FIBA Europe Festival All-Star Game" was held from 1964 to 1995. It was organized by FIBA Europe. The FIBA Europe ...
: (1981)
* Polish League Champion: (1982)
Polish senior national team
*2× FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer: (1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
, 1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...
)
References
External links
FIBA Profile
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1956 births
Living people
Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Górnik Wałbrzych (basketball) coaches
Górnik Wałbrzych (basketball) players
Lech Poznań (basketball) players
People from Łobez County
Polish basketball coaches
Polish men's basketball players
Olympic basketball players for Poland
Small forwards
Sportspeople from West Pomeranian Voivodeship
20th-century Polish sportsmen