Stanisław Jaskułka
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Stanisław Jaskułka (born 25 August 1958) is a retired Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

er.

He was born in Puck
Puck, Poland
Puck is a town in northwestern Poland with 11,350 inhabitants. It is in Gdańsk Pomerania on the south coast of the Baltic Sea . Previously in the Gdańsk Voivodeship , Puck has been the capital of Puck County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999.-History:The settlement became a marketplace...

, and represented the sports club AZS Warszawa. He won the gold medal at the 1977 European Junior Championships. He finished fourth at the 1977 European Indoor Championships
1977 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 8th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in San Sebastián, a city in Spain, in 1977.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com* at GBRathletics.com*...

, and fifth at the 1980 Olympic Games.

He won the bronze medal at the 1980 European Indoor Championships
1980 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 11th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Sindelfingen, a city in West Germany, in 1980. The championships were boycotted by East Germany.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com* at GBRathletics.com*...

, promoted from fourth place after winner Ronald Desruelles
Ronald Desruelles
Ronald Desruelles is a retired Belgian athlete. He started as a long jumper, and achieved a personal best of 8.08 in 1979, a national record that stood for 17 years. He then concentrated on the short sprints, and won numerous medals in 60 metres. With 6.57 seconds in 1986 he was ranked third on...

 was disqualified for doping. Another bronze medal followed at the 1985 Summer Universiade. He finished fifth at the 1986 European Championships. Participating at the 1987 World Championships, he recorded no valid mark.

He became Polish champion in 1980, 1981 1982, 1984 and 1986, and Polish indoor champion in 1977, 1979, 1981, 1985 and 1989.

His personal best jump was 8.13 metres, achieved at the 1980 Olympic Games.
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