Andrzej Klimaszewski (long jumper)
Andrzej Klimaszewski (born 14 May 1960) is a retired Polish long jumper.
He was born in Ełk, and represented the sports club Bałtyk Gdynia.[1] He won the gold medal at the 1979 European Junior Championships.[2] He finished seventh at the 1980 European Indoor Championships,[3] fifth at the 1983 European Indoor Championships,[4] and eleventh at the 1986 European Championships.[5] He also competed at the 1980 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[1]
He became Polish champion in 1985 and 1987,[6] and Polish indoor champion in 1980, 1983, 1984 and 1987.[7]
His personal best jump was 8.20 metres, achieved in July 1980 in Sopot.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrzej Klimaszewski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "European Junior Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "1980 European Indoor Championships, men's long jump final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "1983 European Indoor Championships, men's long jump final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Men Long Jump European Championships 1986 Stuttgart (GER)". Todor Krastev. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Polish Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Polish Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ World men's all-time best long jump (last updated 2001)
External links
[edit]- Andrzej Klimaszewski at World Athletics
- Andrzej Klimaszewski at Olympedia
- Andrzej Klimaszewski at Olympics.com
- Andrzej Klimaszewski at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)
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