Edmund Borowski (23 January 1945 – 22 August 2022) was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the

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. At the 1966 European Championships he won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay together with Jan Werner, Stanisław Grędziński and Andrzej Badeński. At the

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he won a silver medal in the 4 × 300 metres relay, which he ran together with Edward Romanowski, Ján Balachowski and Tadeusz Jaworski. At the 1968 European Indoor Games he won a silver medal in the medley relay, which he ran with Marian Dudziak, Waldemar Korycki and Andrzej Badeński. Another silver medal in medley relay followed at the 1970 European Indoor Championships, this time together with Stanisław Waśkiewicz,

Kazimierz Wardak Kazimierz Wardak (4 March 1947 in Połczyn-Zdrój – 25 October 2020) was a Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres. Career At the 1970 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in medley relay together with Edmund Bor ...

and

Eryk Żelazny Eryk Żelazny (born 2 December 1943 in Lubiewo) is a retired Polish runner who specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres. At the 1970 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in medley relay together with Edmund Borowski, Kazimie ...

. Borowski died on 22 August 2022, at the age of 77; he had previously been battling with

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1945 births 2022 deaths Polish male sprinters People from Kętrzyn County European Athletics Championships medalists Athletes from Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Zawisza Bydgoszcz athletes 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-sprint-athletics-bio-stub