Lucjan Roman Lis (8 August 1950 – 26 January 2015) was a Polish cyclist. He had his greatest success in the 100 km team time trial. In this event he won a silver medal at the

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as well as a bronze and a gold medal at the world championships in 1971 and 1973, respectively. He was less successful in the individual road race, finishing in 36th place at the 1972 Olympics. In 1973 he won the

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individually and the

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with the Polish team. Lis grew up in a small neighborhood in the coal mining city of Bytom and had a degree in mining. He started training in cycling following his elder brother Marian. In 1971 he had a serious injury of the

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that almost ended his career, but he recovered. He retired from competitions in 1975 and later had serious kidney problems. He married Barbara Lis, a nurse. They have two daughters, Laura and Romana, and a son

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, a competitive German cyclist. They lived together in Germany. Lis died of a ruptured aorta on 26 January 2015, at the age of 64.Nie żyje legenda polskiego kolarstwa
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lis, Lucjan 1950 births 2015 deaths Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Poland Polish male cyclists Olympic silver medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in cycling Sportspeople from Bytom Cyclists from Silesian Voivodeship Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics UCI Road World Champions (elite men) Cycling coaches 20th-century Polish sportsmen