Wojciech Mikołaj Zabłocki (6 December 1930 – 5 December 2020) was a Polish

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and fencer, specialist in the saber modality.

Sports career

Zabłocki participated in four

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: 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne, 1960 Rome, 1964 Tokyo and won two silver (1956, 1960) and one bronze medal (1964) in team sabre fencing. He participated in the FIE World Championships in Fencing and won four gold (team: 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963), one silver (team: 1954) and four bronze medals (individual: 1961; team: 1953, 1957, 1958). Zabłocki won the Polish fencing championships five times. He was a member of MKS Katowice, Budowlani Kraków, Krakowski Klub Szermierzy (KKSz) and Marymont Warszawa teams.

Art career

Zablocki was an established professional artist. He was a founding member of the

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Architectural works

Zabłocki was the

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of several sports buildings including The Józef Piłsudski Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw and a sports complex in

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. He also co-designed the Silesian Insurgents Monument in

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in 1967 and the

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Selected bibliography

* ''Z workiem szermierczym po świecie'' (1962) * ''Podróże z szablą'' (1965) * ''Szablą i piórkiem'' (1982) * ''Architektura dla potrzeb czynnej rekreacji w aglomeracjach miejskich'' (1968) * ''Cięcia prawdziwą szablą'' (1989) * " Architektura" (2007)

References

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