Wieslaw Gawlowski
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Wiesław Stanisław Gawłowski (May 19, 1950 – November 14, 2000) was a Polish
volleyball
player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
, in the 1976 Summer Olympics
, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Tomaszów Mazowiecki
and died in Białołęka.
In 1972 he was part of the Polish team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament
. He played all six matches.
Four years later he won the gold medal with the Polish team in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches.
At the 1980 Games he was a member of the Polish team which finished fourth in the 1980 Olympic tournament
. He played all six matches again.
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...
volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
, in the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
.
He was born in Tomaszów Mazowiecki
Tomaszów Mazowiecki
Tomaszów Mazowiecki is a town in central Poland with 67,159 inhabitants . Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship , it was previously part of Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship...
and died in Białołęka.
In 1972 he was part of the Polish team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament
Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
. He played all six matches.
Four years later he won the gold medal with the Polish team in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches.
At the 1980 Games he was a member of the Polish team which finished fourth in the 1980 Olympic tournament
Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team. It was held at the Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium and at the Druzhba Multi-Purpose Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium, both located at Luzhniki...
. He played all six matches again.