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Józef Zapędzki (11 March 1929 – 15 February 2022) was a Polish sport shooter.
He competed at five consecutive Olympics from 1964 to 1980 in 25 m rapid fire pistol and won two gold medals, in 1968 and 1972. He is one of three shooters to have successfully defended the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol Olympic title.[1] He is a 23-time Polish Champion. Throughout most of his sporting career, he represented the Śląsk Wrocław sports club. Zapędzki died in Wrocław on 15 February 2022, at the age of 92.[2]
References
- ^ Józef Zapędzki. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Nie żyje Józef Zapędzki, dwukrotny mistrz olimpijski". RMF24. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
Further reading
- "Zapędzki Józef". WIEM Encyklopedia (in Polish).
- "Zapędzki Józef". Zasoby Polskiego Portalu Olimpijskiego PKOl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
- Kopeć, Dariusz. "Ballada o snajperze". Gazeta.pl Wrocław (in Polish).
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