Edmund Piątkowski

Edmund Piątkowski
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born(1936-01-31)31 January 1936
Florentynów, Poland
Died28 March 2016(2016-03-28) (aged 86)
Poland
Sport
Event
Discus throw
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1958 StockholmDiscus throw
Universiade
Gold medal – first place1961 SofiaDiscus throw

Edmund Piątkowski (31 January 1936 – 28 March 2016) was a Polish track and field athlete, who competed in the discus event.

Piątkowski was multiple time Polish champion in the 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 the 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 the Kusociński Memorial meet in Warsaw. Two years later, in August 1961, he yet again topped the European record (60.47) in Łódź.

In 1960, Piątkowski 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). He died on 28 March 2016 at the age of 80.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Poland
1957 World Festival of Youth and Students Moscow, Soviet Union 3rd Discus throw 52.19 m
1958 European Championships Stockholm, Sweden 1st Discus throw 53.92 m
1959 World Festival of Youth and Students Vienna, Austria 1st Discus throw 57.87 m
1960 Olympic Games Rome, Italy 5th Discus throw 55.12 m
1961 Universiade Sofia, Bulgaria 1st Discus throw 59.15 m
1962 World Festival of Youth and Students Helsinki, Finland 2nd Shot put 16.38 m
1st Discus throw 57.37 m
European Championships Belgrade, Yugoslavia 4th Discus throw 55.13 m
1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 7th Discus throw 55.81 m
1966 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th Discus throw 56.76 m
1967 European Cup Final Kiev, Soviet Union 1st Discus throw 59.10 m
1968 Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico 7th Discus throw 59.40 m
1969 European Championships Athens, Greece 12th Discus throw 53.64 m

Personal bests

References

  1. ↑ Nie żyje Edmund Piątkowski (in Polish)