Józef Zapędzki

Józef Zapędzki

Józef Zapędzki (2009)
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1929-03-11) 11 March 1929 (age 92)  [pl], near Zawiercie, Poland
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sport shooting
Club	Śląsk Wrocław
hide Medal record Representing  Poland Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 25 m rapid fire pistol 1972 Munich 25 m rapid fire pistol World Championships 1966 Wiesbaden 25 m rapid fire pistol 1966 Wiesbaden 50 m pistol team European Championships 25 m centre-fire pistol pistol team pistol team rapid fire pistol standard pistol pistol team pistol team

Józef Zapędzki (born 11 March 1929) is a retired Polish sport shooter. He competed at five consecutive Olympics from 1964 to 1980 in 25 m rapid fire pistol and won two gold medals, in 1968 and 1972. He is one of three shooters to have successfully defended the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol Olympic title.^[1] He is a 23-time Polish Champion. Throughout most of his sporting career, he represented the Śląsk Wrocław sports club.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Józef Zapędzki.

• "Zapędzki Józef". WIEM Encyklopedia (in Polish).
• "Zapędzki Józef". Zasoby Polskiego Portalu Olimpijskiego PKOl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
• Kopeć, Dariusz. "Ballada o snajperze". Gazeta.pl Wrocław (in Polish).

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