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Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak

1929 - 2003

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Zdzisław Ludwik Krzyszkowiak (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzd͡ʑiswaf ˈkʂɨʂkɔvjak]; 3 August 1929 – 24 March 2003) was a Polish track and field athlete, winner of the 3000 metre steeplechase at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Born in Wielichowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Krzyszkowiak won 13 Polish National Championship titles in long-distance and cross-country events. Krzyszkowiak rose to the international athletics scene at the 1956 Summer Olympics, where he missed the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres by 7.4 seconds, finishing fourth. At the 1958 European Championships in Athletics, Krzyszkowiak established himself as one of the best European long-distance runners by winning both the 5000 and 10,000 metres. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak is the 1,146th most popular athlete (down from 1,071st in 2019), the 1,065th most popular biography from Poland (up from 1,106th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Polish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak ranks 1,146 out of 6,025. Before him are Ursula Donath, Annegret Richter, Khadr El-Touni, Charles King, Halvard Hanevold, and Petter Hugsted. After him are Claudia Losch, Frank Hansen, Henri Dulieux, Joseph Pletincx, Herbert Adamski, and Erwin Casmir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak ranks 406. Before him are Remco Campert, Willy Kernen, Viguen, Mario Ghella, Bert Stern, and Mark Rydell. After him are Elizabeth Spriggs, Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Mateja Matevski, Nathalia Timberg, Audun Boysen, and Velimir Valenta. Among people deceased in 2003, Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak ranks 267. Before him are Sydney Lassick, Anita Borg, Viguen, Jim Siedow, Abdul Qadir al-Badri, and Sven Fahlman. After him are Little Eva, Adam Osborne, Emil Pažický, Natalia Dudinskaya, Felix Kaspar, and Izzat Ghazzawi.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak ranks 1,065 out of 1,694. Before him are Urszula Dudziak (1943), Anna Świrszczyńska (1909), Oskar Kolberg (1814), Wacław Potocki (1621), Heinrich Laube (1806), and Kazimierz Prószyński (1875). After him are Piotr Zieliński (1994), Alina Janowska (1923), Jan Sztolcman (1854), Danas Pozniakas (1939), Gustaw Holoubek (1923), and Janusz Sidło (1933).

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Among ATHLETES In Poland

Among athletes born in Poland, Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak ranks 18. Before him are Teresa Ciepły (1937), Stanisław Kowalski (1910), Kazimierz Barburski (1942), Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (1934), Waldemar Baszanowski (1935), and Halina Górecka (1938). After him are Danas Pozniakas (1939), Janusz Sidło (1933), Kazimierz Zimny (1935), Klaus Beer (1942), Jadwiga Wajs (1912), and Emil Hirschfeld (1903).

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