Mieczysław Paweł Nowicki (born 26 January 1951, in Piątek) is a retired

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...

from Poland, who represented his native country at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the men's individual road race behind Sweden's

Bernt Johansson Bernt Harry Johansson (born 18 April 1953) is a Swedish former road bicycle racer, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1981. His sporting career began with Mariestadcyklisten. A competitor at the 1972 Summer Olympics, he represented his na ...

and Italy's

Giuseppe Martinelli Giuseppe Martinelli (born 11 March 1955) is a retired road bicycle racer from Italy, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1985. He represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he won silver m ...

. In the men's road team trial he won the silver medal with the Polish team. He also competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

. In 1973 he set a Polish national

hour record The hour record is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle from a stationary start. Cyclists attempt this record alone on the track without other competitors present. It is considered one of the most prestigious record ...

of 42.231 km, a record that stood for over 40 years until it was broken by Andrzej Bartkiewicz in 2014.

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* 1951 births Living people Polish male cyclists Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Poland Olympic silver medalists for Poland Olympic bronze medalists for Poland People from Łęczna County Olympic medalists in cycling Sportspeople from Lublin Voivodeship Polish politicians Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics UCI Road World Champions (elite men) 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-cycling-bio-stub