Waldemar Baszanowski, Polish weightlifter died he was , 75.

Waldemar Romuald Baszanowski , was a Polish weightlifter. He took part in four Olympic Games (from 1960 to 1972).

(August 15, 1935 – April 29, 2011)


Baszanowskim, who was born in Grudziądz, was a two-time Olympic champion in the lightweight category, winning gold in Tokyo 1964 and in Mexico City 1968). He won five World Championships (1961, 1964, 1965, 1968 and 1969) in the same category. His first wife Anita was killed in a car accident in 1969, in which Waldemar Baszanowski was the driver.
He set twenty five World Records in his career.
In 1993 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.^[1] In 1999, he became the President of the European Weightlifting Federation. Baszanowski died in Warsaw at the age of 75.

Notes and references

1.       ^ "Weightlifting Hall of Fame". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 2008-08-07.

Awards
Preceded by Jerzy Pawłowski	Polish Sportspersonality of the Year 1969	Succeeded by

 

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