Ryszard Katus

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Ryszard Katus
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Ryszard Katus (born March 29, 1947) is a Polish athlete, who competed mainly in the men's decathlon event during his career.

Katus was born in Boska Wola. He competed for Poland at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany, where he won the bronze medal in the men's decathlon event. [1]

He later came to the United States and competed in Masters athletics under the name Richard Katus. [2] [3]

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