Mieczysław Jan Wojczak (born 23 January 1951 in
Chorzów
Chorzów ( ; ; ) is a city in the Silesia region of southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central cities of the Metropolis GZM – a metropolis with a population of 2 million. It is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Rawa ...
) is a former
Polish
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handball
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player who competed in the
1976 Summer Olympics
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and in the
1980 Summer Olympics
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.
In 1976 he won the bronze medal with the Polish team. He played one match as goalkeeper.
Four years later, he was part of the Polish team which finished seventh. He again played one match as goalkeeper.
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1951 births
Living people
Polish male handball players
Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Handball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic handball players for Poland
Olympic bronze medalists for Poland
Olympic medalists in handball
Sportspeople from Chorzów
Handball players from Silesian Voivodeship
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
20th-century Polish sportsmen
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