17 Notable alumni of
Academy of Physical Education of Poznan
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The Academy of Physical Education of Poznan is 2022nd in the world, 670th in Europe, and 41st in Poland by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from the Academy of Physical Education of Poznan sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Władysław Kozakiewicz
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- athletics competitorpolitician
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Władysław Kozakiewicz is a retired Polish athlete who specialised in the pole vault. He is best known for winning the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and the bras d'honneur gesture which he showed to the hostile Soviet crowd. In Poland, where the gesture was viewed as a symbol of resistance against Soviet dominance, it became known as "Kozakiewicz's gesture" (gest Kozakiewicza). In addition, he won several medals at continental level, won two Summer Universiades and broke the pole vault world record three times, twice outdoors and once indoors. He is also a ten-time Polish champion.
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Władysław Komar
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- politicianathletics competitorboxeractorrugby union player
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Władysław Stefan Komar was a Polish shot putter, actor and cabaretist. Competing in three Summer Olympics between 1964 and 1972, he won the gold medal at the Munich Games in 1972 with a throw of 21.18 metres. His nickname was "King Kong" Komar as attributed to a Sports Illustrated article.
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Bronisław Malinowski
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- athletics competitorlong-distance runner
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Bronisław Malinowski was a Polish track and field athlete, who is best known for winning a gold medal in the 3000 m steeplechase race during the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union and the silver four years earlier in Montreal. One year after his last Olympic appearance, Malinowski was killed in a car accident in Grudziądz, at the age of 30.
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Mariusz Rumak
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- association football managerassociation football player
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Mariusz Rumak is a Polish football manager who is currently in charge of Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.
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Robert Dowhan
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- politician
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Robert Dowhan is a Polish politician from the Civic Coalition. He was elected to the Senate of Poland (10th term) representing the constituency of Zielona Góra. He was also elected to the 8th term (2011–2015) and 9th term (2015–2019) of the Senate of Poland.
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Krzysztof Pawlak
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- association football managerassociation football player
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Krzysztof Henryk Pawlak is a Polish former professional footballer who played for clubs such as Warta Poznań, Lech Poznań, KSC Lokeren and Trelleborgs FF.
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Tomasz Kucharski
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- politicianrower
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Tomasz Bogusław Kucharski is a Polish competition rower and Olympic champion. As of 2015, he serves in the Polish Sejm.
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Bogusław Mamiński
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- athletics competitor
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Bogusław Mamiński is a retired long-distance runner from Poland, known for winning the silver medal in the men's 3,000m Steeplechase event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. He did the same one year later at the inaugural World Championships. Mamiński set his personal best (8:09.18) in the event on 24 August 1984 at a meet in Brussels, Belgium.
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Marek Jóźwik
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- athletics competitor
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Marek Jan Jóźwik is a Polish former hurdler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He now works as a sports journalist and commentator for Telewizja Polska. He is also the president of the Polish Curling Association.
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Jerzy Kopa
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- association football managerassociation football player
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Jerzy Kopa was a Polish football manager and player.
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Izabela Dylewska
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- canoeistkayaker
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Izabela Dylewska-Światowiak is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from 1987 to 1997. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won two bronze medals in the K-1 500 m event, earning them in 1988 and 1992.
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Wojciech Ziemniak
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- politician
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Wojciech Stanisław Ziemniak is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 13,193 votes in 36 Kalisz district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list.
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Andrzej Malina
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- amateur wrestler
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Andrzej Malina is a Polish former professional wrestler in Greco-Roman style. He won gold medal at the 1986 World Wrestling Championships and was voted the Polish Sports Personality of the Year in 1986.
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Wiktor Chabel
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- rower
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Wiktor Chabel is a Polish rower. He competed in the men's quadruple sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In October 2017 he married a Polish rower Monika Ciaciuch.
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Aleksandra Banasiak
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- nurse
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Aleksandra Banasiak is a Polish nurse. She became noted for her actions during the Poznań 1956 protests. She later became a politician.
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Sławomir Mocek
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- fencer
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Sławomir Marcin Mocek is a Polish fencer. He competed in the foil events at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Kamila Ciba
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- sprinterathletics competitor
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Kamila Ciba is a Polish sprinter who competes in international elite events. She is a silver medalist in the women's 4 × 100 m relay at both the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei City and the European Team Championships in Villeneuve d'Ascq.
