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Janusz Sidło

1933 - 1993

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Janusz Jan Sidło (19 June 1933 – 2 August 1993) was a Polish javelin thrower. He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968 Olympics and finished in 18th, 2nd, 8th, 4th and 7th place, respectively. He was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and later the Knight's Cross. During his long career Sidło won 14 national titles and competed in five European Championships (1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, and 1969), winning them in 1954 and 1958 and medalling in 1969. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Janusz Sidło is the 1,185th most popular athlete (up from 1,545th in 2019), the 1,071st most popular biography from Poland (up from 1,194th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Polish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Janusz Sidło ranks 1,185 out of 6,025. Before him are Irina Beglyakova, Béla Békessy, Vasile Dîba, John Brinck, Christian Gitsham, and Eino Purje. After him are Kazimierz Zimny, Richard Gunn, Oscar De Cock, Miroslav Koranda, Johanna Lüttge, and Carl Silfverstrand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Janusz Sidło ranks 400. Before him are Georges Lamia, Milly Scott, Galina Volchek, Irina Beglyakova, László Kovács, and Luka Lipošinović. After him are Aleksandr Privalov, Eldar Shengelaia, Svetlana Velmar-Janković, Lee Calhoun, Michael Frayn, and Barbara Feldon. Among people deceased in 1993, Janusz Sidło ranks 219. Before him are Joe Kelly, Bengt Edlén, Tony Barton, John Hersey, Margarita Nikolaeva, and Marjorie Clark. After him are Zeno Colò, Helen Sawyer Hogg, Francisco Rúa, Kenny Drew, Francisco Zuluaga, and Frithjof Ulleberg.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Janusz Sidło ranks 1,071 out of 1,694. Before him are Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak (1929), Piotr Zieliński (1994), Alina Janowska (1923), Jan Sztolcman (1854), Danas Pozniakas (1939), and Gustaw Holoubek (1923). After him are Kazimierz Zimny (1935), Józef Pankiewicz (1866), Iga Świątek (2001), Artur Brauner (1918), Klaus Beer (1942), and Bernhard Zondek (1891).

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Among ATHLETES In Poland

Among athletes born in Poland, Janusz Sidło ranks 20. Before him are Kazimierz Barburski (1942), Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (1934), Waldemar Baszanowski (1935), Halina Górecka (1938), Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak (1929), and Danas Pozniakas (1939). After him are Kazimierz Zimny (1935), Klaus Beer (1942), Jadwiga Wajs (1912), Emil Hirschfeld (1903), Tadeusz Ślusarski (1950), and Jan Werner (1946).

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