BOXER

Janusz Gortat

1948 - 2023

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Janusz Kazimierz Gortat (5 November 1948 – 19 December 2023) was a Polish boxer, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, in 1972 and 1976. In both tournaments he won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division (up to 81 kg) after being defeated in the semifinals by the eventual winners (Leon Spinks of the United States in 1976 and Mate Parlov of Yugoslavia in 1972). Born in Brzozów, he was the father of NBA basketball player Marcin Gortat and boxer Robert Gortat. He died on 19 December 2023, at the age of 75. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Janusz Gortat is the 167th most popular boxer (down from 66th in 2019), the 1,173rd most popular biography from Poland (down from 870th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Polish Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Janusz Gortat ranks 167 out of 496. Before him are Jan Szczepański, Arturo Rodríguez, Pete Rademacher, Francesco Damiani, Alfonso Zamora, and Enrique Rodríguez. After him are Benny Paret, Arturo Gatti, Stanislav Stepashkin, Pernell Whitaker, Juan Manuel Márquez, and Ray Mercer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Janusz Gortat ranks 609. Before him are Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Diane Kurys, Adam Musiał, Kunio Hatoyama, Allan Warren, and Yi Munyeol. After him are Javier Aguirresarobe, Ilkka Kanerva, Gert Heidler, Itzhak Shum, Jerzy Kaczmarek, and Olivia Harrison. Among people deceased in 2023, Janusz Gortat ranks 464. Before him are Allan Jay, Theodoros Pangalos, Jerónimo Saavedra, Terry McDermott, Erwin Olaf, and Jim Gordon. After him are Lucy Salani, Coco Lee, Denys Monastyrsky, Fernando Villavicencio, Julie Garwood, and Per Røntved.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Janusz Gortat ranks 1,173 out of 1,694. Before him are Antoni Szymanowski (1951), Jacek Yerka (1952), Adam Musiał (1948), Andrzej Sekuła (1954), Zofia Stryjeńska (1891), and Paweł Janas (1953). After him are Joseph Schröter (1837), Adolf Brudes (1899), Jerzy Kaczmarek (1948), Paweł Edelman (1958), Ewa Lipska (1945), and Kazimierz Kordylewski (1903).

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Among BOXERS In Poland

Among boxers born in Poland, Janusz Gortat ranks 5. Before him are Andrew Golota (1968), Jerzy Kulej (1940), Willy Kaiser (1912), and Jan Szczepański (1939). After him are Dariusz Michalczewski (1968), Hans Ziglarski (1905), and Tomasz Adamek (1976).

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