Jan Falandys

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Jan Falandys
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Falandys in 2013
Personal information
Born18 June 1956 (1956-06-18) (age 68)
Sokołów Małopolski, Poland [1]
Height156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Sport
Sport Freestyle wrestling
Club Stal Rzeszów
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1979 San Diego -48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1983 Kiev -48 kg
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1979 Bucharest -48 kg

Jan Falandys (born 18 June 1956) is a retired light-flyweight freestyle wrestler from Poland. He won bronze medals at the world championships in 1979 and 1983 and placed fourth at the 1980 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

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1979 World Championships

Flandys competed in the 1979 World Wrestling Championships, representing Poland, and won bronze in the 48 kg category.

1979 World Championship Matches
RoundOpponentCountryOutcome
1
2
3 [3] Bob Weaver United StatesDefeat
4
5
Final [4] Bob WeaverUnited StatesDefeat

1980 Summer Olympics

Falandys competed in the freestyle wrestling competition at the 1980 Olympics, and placed 4th overall. He was eliminated from the competition after a defeat to Jang Se-hong, who would place 2nd in the competition.

1980 Olympics Matches
RoundOpponentCountryOutcome
1 [1] Claudio Pollio ItalyDefeat
2 [5] Mohammad Aktar AfghanistanVictory
3 [6] Gheorghe Rasovan RomaniaVictory
4 [7] Mahabir Singh IndiaVictory
5 [6] Jang Se-hong North KoreaDefeat

1983 World Championships

Flandys competed in the 1983 World Wrestling Championships, representing Poland, and won bronze in the 48 kg category.

1983 World Championship Matches
RoundOpponentCountryOutcome
1
2
3 [8] Niku HincuRomaniaVictory
4
5 [8] Kim Chul-Hwan North KoreaDefeat
Final [9] Laszlo BiroRomaniaVictory

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