Jan Wojnowski

January Wojnowski (born 23 December 1946 in Torzewo; † 9 February 1990 in Bydgoszcz ) was a Polish weightlifter.

Career

January Wojnowski grew up in Torzewie. He attended a grammar school in Bydgoszcz and then joined the army. The only 1,58 m wide and about 60 kg athlete came there to weightlifting. His coach was Krzysztof Beck. The greatest success he achieved, was winning the European Championship in the Olympic triathlon in 1961 in Sofia featherweight and two world titles in the snatch. At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he finished fourth place at featherweight. January Wojnowski had in his weight class in their own country in Mieczysław Nowak, Henryk Kozlowski Trębicki and Rudolf tough opponents. He nevertheless won three Polish championship in the featherweight and placed 15 Polish records.

January Wojnowski died already with 44 years.

International success / Mehrkampf

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship, Fe = featherweight, competitions until 1972 in the Olympic triathlon, consisting of press, snatch and jerk, beginning in 1973 in a duel, consisting of tearing and piercing )

Medals individual disciplines

( since 1969 to be awarded)

  • World Championship gold medals: 1970, rupturing, Fe - 1972, tearing, Fe,
  • World Championship silver medal: 1970, pushing, Fe,
  • World Cup Bronze Medal: 1969, rupturing, Fe
  • EM Gold Medals: 1970, rupturing, Fe - 1971, tearing, Fe - 1971, pushing, Fe,
  • EM- Silver Medal: 1969, rupturing, Fe,
  • EM Bronze Medal: 1973, pushing, Fe

Polish Championships

Polish records

January Wojnowski scored a total of 15 Polish records

December 23 Olympic weightlifting Henryk Trębicki Dito Shanidze Bulgaria Columbus (Ohio) Georgi Todorov (weightlifter) Nikolay Kolesnikov (weightlifter)
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