Janusz Olech

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Janusz Olech
Personal information
Born (1964-04-04) 4 April 1964 (age 59)
Warsaw, Poland
Sport
Sport Fencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Seoul Sabre, individual

Janusz Roman Olech (born 4 April 1965) is a Polish fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual sabre event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Olympics Statistics: Janusz Olech". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  2. "Janusz Olech Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.