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Waldemar Baszanowski

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Waldemar Baszanowski was a Polish lightweight weightlifter who lived from 1935 to 2011 and won Olympic gold in the 67.5 kilogram category at both the 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico City Games. He also won five World Championship gold medals, in 1961, 1964, 1965, 1968 and 1969, plus five World Championship silvers, for a combined ten World and Olympic medals described as more than any weightlifter in history at the time, and he set 24 world records and 61 national records over his career. He carried the Polish flag at three Olympic Games, in 1964, 1968 and 1972, received the Polish Sportsperson of the Year award in 1969, and was inducted into the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame in 1993.

Facts
Birth Year
1935 1
Birth Date
1935-08-15 1
Death Year
2011 1
Death Date
2011-04-29 1
Nationality
Polish 1
Career Highlight
Waldemar Baszanowski was chosen the Polish Sportspersonality of the Year in 1969. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
FAQs

How many world records did Waldemar Baszanowski set during his career?

24 world records and 61 national records.

Waldemar Baszanowski set 24 world records and 61 national records over the course of his weightlifting career.
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Competed In

Olympic Games, Competitions
Source Wikipedia, Waldemar Baszanowski

Plays

Weightlifting, Sports
Source Wikipedia, Waldemar Baszanowski
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Nationality

Poland

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Source Wikipedia, Waldemar BaszanowskiLead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Waldemar Romuald Baszanowski (15 August 1935 – 29 April 2011) was a Polish lightweight (-67.5 kg) weightlifter.
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  • Wikipedia article body, birth paragraph
    Baszanowski was born in Grudziądz on 15 August 1935.
  • Wikipedia article body, later life paragraph
    After four years of immobility, he died in Warsaw at the age of 75 on 29 April 2011.
  • Introduction
    Waldemar Romuald Baszanowski (15 August 1935 - 29 April 2011) was a Polish lightweight (-67.5 kg) weightlifter.
  • Wikipedia REST summary extract, career-highlight sentence
    In 1969, he was chosen the Polish Sportspersonality of the Year.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    5 kg) weightlifter.
  • Plays: Weightlifting, Lead sentence
    was a Polish lightweight (-67.5 kg) weightlifter.
  • Competed In: Olympic Games, Article text
    He won gold medals at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics, five world championships and five silver medals, giving him a total of 10 medals, more than any weightlifter in history (to date).
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