- Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak
Zdzisław Ludwik Krzyszkowiak (
August 3 ,1929 –March 23 ,2003 ) was a Polish athlete, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the1960 Summer Olympics .Born in
Wielichowo ,Poznań Voivodship , Krzyszkowiak won 13 Polish National Championships titles in long distance and cross country events.Krzyszkowiak rose into the international athletics scene at the
1956 Summer Olympics , where he missed the bronze medal by 7.4 seconds, finishing fourth. At the1958 European Championships in Athletics , Krzyszkowiak established himself as one the best European long distance runners, winning both 5000 m and 10 000 m.Just two months before the
Rome Olympics, Krzyszkowiak ran his firstworld record , clocking 8.31.4 in 3000 m steeplechase. At the Olympics itself, Krzyszkowiak finished seventh in 10 000 m, but won, as a main favourite, the 3000 m steeplechase.After the Olympics, Krzyszkowiak decided to concentrate only to 3000 m steeplechase event, running his second world record in 1961, but was forced to retire from sports prematurely in 1963 due to his injuries. After his running career, Krzyszkowiak worked as a coach. Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak died in
Warsaw , aged 73.See also
* Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium in
Bydgoszcz
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