Waldemar Baszanowski

Waldemar Baszanowski
Baszanowski at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born15 August 1935
Grudziądz, Poland
Died29 April 2011 (aged 75)
Warsaw, Poland
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight64–67 kg (141–148 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubAZS Warszawa
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Poland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 5 5 0
European Championships 0 0 0
Total 8 7 0
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo -67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City -67.5 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1961 Vienna -67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo -67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1965 Tehran -67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico -67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1969 Warsaw -67.5 kg
Silver medal – second place 1962 Budapest -67.5 kg
Silver medal – second place 1963 Stockholm -67.5 kg
Silver medal – second place 1966 Budapest -75 kg
Silver medal – second place 1970 Columbus -67.5 kg
Silver medal – second place 1971 Lima -67.5 kg

Waldemar Romuald Baszanowski (15 August 1935 – 29 April 2011) was a Polish lightweight (-67.5 kg) weightlifter.[1] In 1969, he was chosen the Polish Sportspersonality of the Year.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Waldemar Baszanowski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.