Kazimierz Wardak (4 March 1947 in

Połczyn-Zdrój Połczyn-Zdrój (; formerly german: Bad Polzin) is a town in Świdwin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 11,153 inhabitants (2007). It is located in the historic region of Pomerania. History Połczyn-Zdrój dates back to an ...

– 25 October 2020) was a Polish runner who specialized in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since th ...

Career

At the 1970 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in medley relay together with Edmund Borowski,

Stanisław Waśkiewicz Stanisław Waśkiewicz (9 September 1947; Drzewica – 28 September 2012; Streamwood, Illinois) was a Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres. At the 1966 European Junior Championships he won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres re ...

, and

Eryk Żelazny Eryk Żelazny (born 2 December 1943 in Lubiewo) is a retired Polish runner who specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance tra ...

. At the 1971 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 800 metres relay together with Krzysztof Linkowski,

Zenon Szordykowski Zenon Szordykowski (born 6 July 1947) is a retired Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres. At the 1971 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 800 metres relay together with Krzysztof Linkowski, Michał Skowron ...

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Michał Skowronek Michał Skowronek (born 27 September 1949) is a retired Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres and the 1500 metres. At the 1971 European Indoor Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 800 metres relay together with Krzysztof Lin ...

. This team still holds the Polish indoor record in the event. Wardak died on 25 October 2020, aged 73.Nie żyje Kazimierz Wardak

References

1947 births 2020 deaths Polish male middle-distance runners People from Połczyn-Zdrój Sportspeople from West Pomeranian Voivodeship Zawisza Bydgoszcz athletes {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub