Józef Zapędzki
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Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1929-03-11)11 March 1929 Kazimierówka [pl], Rokitno Szlacheckie, near Zawiercie, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 February 2022(2022-02-15) (aged 92) Wrocław, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sport shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Śląsk Wrocław | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Józef Zapędzki (11 March 1929 – 15 February 2022) was a Polish sport shooter.
He competed at five consecutive Olympics from 1964 to 1980 in 25 m rapid fire pistol and won two gold medals, in 1968 and 1972. He is one of three shooters to have successfully defended the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol Olympic title.[1] He is a 23-time Polish Champion. Throughout most of his sporting career, he represented the Śląsk Wrocław sports club. Zapędzki died in Wrocław on 15 February 2022, at the age of 92.[2]
References
Further reading
- "Zapędzki Józef". WIEM Encyklopedia (in Polish).
- "Zapędzki Józef". Zasoby Polskiego Portalu Olimpijskiego PKOl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
- Kopeć, Dariusz. "Ballada o snajperze". Gazeta.pl Wrocław (in Polish).
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- 1896: Ioannis Frangoudis (GRE)
- 1900: Maurice Larrouy (FRA)
- 1912: Alfred Lane (USA)
- 1920: Guilherme Paraense (BRA)
- 1924: Henry Bailey (USA)
- 1932: Renzo Morigi (ITA)
- 1936: Cornelius van Oyen (GER)
- 1948: Károly Takács (HUN)
- 1952: Károly Takács (HUN)
- 1956: Ștefan Petrescu (ROU)
- 1960: William McMillan (USA)
- 1964: Pentti Linnosvuo (FIN)
- 1968: Józef Zapędzki (POL)
- 1972: Józef Zapędzki (POL)
- 1976: Norbert Klaar (GDR)
- 1980: Corneliu Ion (ROM)
- 1984: Takeo Kamachi (JPN)
- 1988: Afanasijs Kuzmins (URS)
- 1992: Ralf Schumann (GER)
- 1996: Ralf Schumann (GER)
- 2000: Sergei Alifirenko (RUS)
- 2004: Ralf Schumann (GER)
- 2008: Oleksandr Petriv (UKR)
- 2012: Leuris Pupo (CUB)
- 2016: Christian Reitz (GER)
- 2020: Jean Quiquampoix (FRA)
- 2024: Li Yuehong (CHN)
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