Edmund Piątkowski
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Edmund Piątkowski (born January 31, 1936) is a former Polish track and field athlete, who competed in the discus event.
Piątkowski was multiple Polish champion in discus (1955, 1957-66, 1968-69). He participated in four European Championships in Athletics (1958, 1962, 1966, 1969), and three Olympic Games (1960, 1964, 1968).
In 1958, he won gold medal at the 6th European Championships in Stockholm. In May 1959, he broke the European record (57.89); afterward in June 1959, he set the world record (59.91) at Kusocinski Memorial in Warsaw. Two years later, in August 1961, he broke again the European record (60.47) in Lodz.
In 1960, he took 5th place in the 17th Olympic Games at Rome. In 1962, he took 4th at Belgrade (7th EU-ch). In 1964, he took 7th at Tokyo (18th Ol). In 1966, he took 4th at Budapest (8th EU-ch). In 1967, he won at Kiev (2nd European Cup). In 1968, he took 7th at Mexico City (19th Ol). In 1969, he took 12th at Athens (9th EU-ch).
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Fortune Gordien |
Men's Discus World Record Holder June 14, 1959 – August 12, 1960 |
Succeeded by Rink Babka |
Preceded by Adolfo Consolini |
Men's Discus European Record Holder May 10, 1959 – June 7, 1959 |
Succeeded by József Szécsényi |
| Preceded by József Szécsényi |
Men's Discus European Record Holder June 14, 1959 – June 4, 1962 |
Succeeded by Vladimir Trusenyev |
| Awards | ||
Preceded by Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak |
Polish Sportspersonality of the Year 1959 |
Succeeded by Jozef Schmidt |
