Józef Szmidt

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Józef Szmidt
Personal information
Born (1935-03-28) 28 March 1935 (age 89)
Miechowitz, Germany (now Miechowice in Bytom, Poland)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Triple jump
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Stockholm Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 1962 Belgrade Triple jump

Józef Szmidt (born 28 March 1935 as Josef Schmidt) is a former Polish athlete.

He was born in Miechowitz, Beuthen, Province of Upper Silesia, Germany. With a jump of 17.03m in 1960, Szmidt was the first triple jumper to reach 17 metres.[1]

Biography[edit]

Szmidt, a mechanic by profession, was the world's leading triple jumper in the early 1960s, becoming European champion in 1958 and 1962, and Olympic champion in 1960 and 1964.[2] The two latter years he was awarded the Sportsman of the Year prize in Poland. In 1975 Szmidt settled in West Germany, but returned to Poland in 1992. He is the brother of track and field athlete Edward Szmidt, who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Triplo, una storia italiana" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Józef Szmidt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

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Records
Preceded by Men's Triple Jump World Record Holder
5 August 1960 – 16 September 1968
Succeeded by