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Nationality | Polish |
Born | Czerwińsk nad Wisłą, Poland | 17 March 1951
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Sport | Sailing |
Zbigniew Kania (born 17 March 1951) is a Polish sailor. He competed in the Flying Dutchman event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]
Stanisław Kania was a Polish communist politician.
The PZL Kania is a follow-up design to the Mil Mi-2 helicopter, developed in Poland by PZL-Świdnik.
Kazimierz Wierzyński was a Polish poet and journalist; an elected member of the prestigious Polish Academy of Literature in the Second Polish Republic.
Zbigniew Pacelt is a Polish sportsman, Olympian, coach, sport official and politician. He competed as a swimmer at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, and as a modern pentathlete at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Poland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1924, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1984 Games, when they were part of the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics. Poland has also participated in every Winter Olympic Games.
Zbigniew Jan Pietrzykowski was a Polish boxer.
Konrad Łukasz Niedźwiedzki is a Polish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.
Zbigniew Turski was a Polish composer. He was born in Konstancin and died in Warsaw. In 1948 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his Symfonia Olimpijska.
Kazimierz Lipień was a featherweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Poland. He competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and placed third, first and sixth, respectively. Between 1971 and 1979 he collected 12 medals at the world and European championships, including five gold medals. His twin brother Józef was also an Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler.
The Polish crisis of 1980–1981, associated with the emergence of the Solidarity mass movement in the Polish People's Republic, challenged the rule of the Polish United Workers' Party and Poland's alignment with the Soviet Union.
Jakub Kania was a Polish poet, folk writer and national activist. He published in Gazeta Opolska and Katolik. During World War I he fought in the Western front. After the war he took part in the III Silesian Uprising. He was a member of the Union of Poles in Germany and of a Polish-Catholic society "Oświata".
Paula Maria Kania-Choduń is a professional Polish tennis player.
Paweł Zbigniew Kurczewski was a Polish wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Łódź.
Zbigniew Żedzicki is a Polish former wrestler who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Michał Jarosław Kubiak is a Polish volleyball player, member of the Polish national team and Japanese club Panasonic Panthers, participant of the Olympic Games, 2014 and 2018 World Champion, gold medallist of the 2012 World League, silver medallist of the 2011 World Cup, bronze medallist of the 2011 European Championship and 2011 World League.
Zbigniew Marcin Bródka is a Polish speed skater and a 2014 Olympic champion in 1500 metres. He also works as a firefighter in the State Fire Service station in Łowicz.
Jan Marek Szymański is a Polish speed skater. He is the current holder of the Polish records in 3000 and 5000 metres.
Zbigniew Baranowski is a Polish wrestler who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Zbigniew Malicki is a Polish sailor. He competed in the Star event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Zbigniew Czech was a Polish painter. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.