Władysław Komar
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Competitor for  Poland |
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| Gold | 1972 Munich | Shot Put | |
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| Bronze | Budapest 1966 | Shot Put | |
| Bronze | Helsinki 1971 | Shot Put | |
Władysław Komar (April 11, 1940 – August 17, 1998) was a Polish shot put champion, who was born in Kaunas. In 1972 Olympics in Munich he won a gold medal (21.18 m). Known for womanizing and drinking, after his successful sports career, he was a movie and theater star, as well as a singer. He died in a car crash in 1998 along another Polish Olympic champion, Tadeusz Ślusarski.
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