Ryszard Podlas

Ryszard Podlas (born 29 July 1954) was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

He was born in Białobrzezie and represented the club Technika Pracze. He won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics with his teammates Jan Werner, Zbigniew Jaremski and Jerzy Pietrzyk.^[1] In 1977 he won the bronze medal in 400 metres at the 1977 Summer Universiade.^[2] In 1978 he won the silver medal in the 400 metres at the 1978 European Indoor Championships.^[3] At the 1977 IAAF World Cup he won a silver medal in the relay with the European team. He also finished second in the 400 metres, but following a protest, there was a re-race where he only finished fourth. At the 1979 IAAF World Cup he won another silver medal in the relay.^[4] He became Polish champion in the 400 metres in 1977, 1978 and 1979.^[5]

He also won the silver medal in relay at the 1978 European Championships together with Jerzy Włodarczyk, Zbigniew Jaremski and Cezary Łapiński.^[6] In relay at the 1982 European Championships the Polish team finished fifth.^[7] The team was also disqualified in the final at the 1983 World Championships.^[8]

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