![]() Janusz Sidlo in 1974 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 19 June 1933 Katowice, Poland |
Died | 2 August 1993 (aged 60) Warsaw, Poland |
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
Club | Baildon Katowice, Spójnia Gdańsk, Spójnia Warszawa |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 86.22 m (1970) |
Medal record |
Janusz Jan Sidło (19 June 1933 – 2 August 1993) was a Polish javelin thrower. He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968 Olympics and finished in 18th, 2nd, 8th, 4th and 7th place, respectively.[1] He was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and later the Knight's Cross. During his long career Sidło won 14 national titles and competed in five European Championships (1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, and 1969), winning them in 1954 and 1958 and medalling in 1969.
In 1954 and 1955, he was chosen the Polish Sportspersonality of the Year.
In October 1953, Sidło set a new European javelin record at 80.15 m in Jena. In June 1956, he set a world record at the 83.66 m in Milan. He went to the 1956 Summer Olympics as a favourite, and was equipped with a modern javelin made of steel, while most of his competitors still used wooden ones. Sidło led the competition with a throw of 79.98 m, but then lent his javelin to his poorly performing friend, Egil Danielsen from Norway. Danielsen set a new world record at 85.71 m and won the gold medal.[2][3]
International competitions
References
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- ^ Janusz Sidło Archived 13 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw Archived 4 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Zablocki, Wojciech (January 2000). "Setting the record straight" (PDF). Journal of Olympic History: 8–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- 1926: Wacław Kuchar
- 1927: Halina Konopacka
- 1928: Halina Konopacka
- 1929: Staņislavs Petkēvičs
- 1930: Stanisława Walasiewicz
- 1931: Janusz Kusociński
- 1932: Stanisława Walasiewicz
- 1933: Stanisława Walasiewicz
- 1934: Stanisława Walasiewicz
- 1935: Roger Verey
- 1936: Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
- 1937: Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
- 1938: Stanisław Marusarz
- 1948: Aleksy Antkiewicz
- 1949: Zdobysław Stawczyk
- 1950: Helena Rakoczy
- 1951: Zygmunt Chychła
- 1952: Zygmunt Chychła
- 1953: Leszek Drogosz
- 1954: Janusz Sidło
- 1955: Janusz Sidło
- 1956: Elżbieta Krzesińska
- 1957: Jerzy Pawłowski
- 1958: Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak
- 1959: Edmund Piątkowski
- 1960: Józef Szmidt
- 1961: Ireneusz Paliński
- 1962: Teresa Ciepły
- 1963: Ryszard Parulski
- 1964: Józef Szmidt
- 1965: Irena Kirszenstein
- 1966: Irena Kirszenstein
- 1967: Sobiesław Zasada
- 1968: Jerzy Pawłowski
- 1969: Waldemar Baszanowski
- 1970: Teresa Sukniewicz
- 1971: Ryszard Szurkowski
- 1972: Witold Woyda
- 1973: Ryszard Szurkowski
- 1974: Irena Szewińska
- 1975: Zygmunt Smalcerz
- 1976: Irena Szewińska
- 1977: Janusz Pyciak-Peciak
- 1978: Józef Łuszczek
- 1979: Jan Jankiewicz
- 1980: Władysław Kozakiewicz
- 1981: Janusz Pyciak-Peciak
- 1982: Zbigniew Boniek
- 1983: Zdzisław Hoffmann
- 1984: Andrzej Grubba
- 1985: Lech Piasecki
- 1986: Andrzej Malina
- 1987: Marek Łbik & Marek Dopierała
- 1988: Waldemar Legień
- 1989: Joachim Halupczok
- 1990: Wanda Panfil
- 1991: Wanda Panfil
- 1992: Waldemar Legień
- 1993: Rafał Kubacki
- 1994: Andrzej Wroński
- 1995: Paweł Nastula
- 1996: Renata Mauer
- 1997: Paweł Nastula
- 1998: Robert Korzeniowski
- 1999: Tomasz Gollob
- 2000: Robert Korzeniowski
- 2001: Adam Małysz
- 2002: Adam Małysz
- 2003: Adam Małysz
- 2004: Otylia Jędrzejczak
- 2005: Otylia Jędrzejczak
- 2006: Otylia Jędrzejczak
- 2007: Adam Małysz
- 2008: Robert Kubica
- 2009: Justyna Kowalczyk
- 2010: Justyna Kowalczyk
- 2011: Justyna Kowalczyk
- 2012: Justyna Kowalczyk
- 2013: Justyna Kowalczyk
- 2014: Kamil Stoch
- 2015: Robert Lewandowski
- 2016: Anita Włodarczyk
- 2017: Kamil Stoch
- 2018: Bartosz Kurek
- 2019: Bartosz Zmarzlik
- 2020: Robert Lewandowski
- 2021: Robert Lewandowski
- 2022: Iga Świątek
- 2023: Iga Świątek
- 2005: Women's volleyball team
- 2006: Men's volleyball team
- 2007: Men's handball team
- 2008: Lech Poznań
- 2009: Men's volleyball team
- 2010: Speedway team
- 2011: Men's volleyball team
- 2012: Men's volleyball team
- 2013: Vive Kielce
- 2014: Men's volleyball team
- 2015: Men's handball team
- 2016: Vive Kielce
- 2017: Men's ski jumping team
- 2018: Men's voleyball team
- 2019: Men's basketball team
- 2021: ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2022: Men's volleyball team
- 2023: Men's volleyball team
- 1976: Hubert Wagner
- 1977: Krystyna Babirecka, Bolesław Bogdan, Zbigniew Katner & Zbigniew Kuciewicz
- 1978: Edward Budny
- 1979: Zbigniew Rusin & Andrzej Trochanowski
- 1980: Ludwik Miętta-Mikołajewicz
- 1981: Antoni Piechniczek
- 1982: Antoni Piechniczek
- 1983: Zdzisław Dudzik
- 1985: Ryszard Szurkowski
- 1986: Stanisław Rybakowski
- 1987: Stanisław Krzesiński
- 1988: Ryszard Zieniawa
- 1989: Stanisław Pytel & Wacław Skarul
- 1990: Arkadiusz Koniecki
- 1991: Janusz Wójcik
- 1992: Zbigniew Pacelt
- 1993: Tomasz Herkt
- 1994: Olgierd Światowiak
- 1995: Michał Brzuchalski
- 1996: Ryszard Świerad
- 1997: Wojciech Borowiak
- 1998: Józef Lisowski
- 1999: Tomasz Herkt
- 2000: Jerzy Broniec
- 2001: Jerzy Engel & Apoloniusz Tajner
- 2002: Paweł Słomiński
- 2003: Andrzej Niemczyk
- 2004: Paweł Słomiński
- 2005: Andrzej Niemczyk & Paweł Słomiński
- 2006: Raúl Lozano
- 2007: Leo Beenhakker
- 2008: Aleksander Wojciechowski
- 2009: Bogdan Wenta
- 2010: Aleksander Wierietielny
- 2011: Marek Cieślak
- 2012: Henryk Olszewski
- 2013: Łukasz Kruczek
- 2014: Stéphane Antiga & Łukasz Kruczek
- 2015: Adam Nawałka
- 2016: Krzysztof Kaliszewski
- 2017: Stefan Horngacher
- 2018: Vital Heynen
- 2019: Jolanta Kumor
- 2020: Piotr Sierzputowski
- 2021: Aleksander Matusiński
- 2022: Tomasz Wiktorowski
- 2023: Nikola Grbić