Zbigniew Jaremski (19 June 1949 – 3 January 2011) was a Polish sprinter, who specialized in the 400 m.

Career

Jaremski was born in

Zabrze Zabrze (; German: 1915–1945: , full form: , , ) is an industrial city put under direct government rule in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It lies in the western part of the Metropolis GZM, a metropolis with a population of around 2 m ...

and represented the club

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish association football, football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning ...

. He competed in 400 m at the

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and

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, reaching the quarter-finals both times. In the 4 × 400 m relay he finished fifth with the Polish team at the 1972 Olympic Games. He then won the

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at the 1976 Olympic Games with his teammates Ryszard Podlas, Jan Werner and Jerzy Pietrzyk. Jaremski became Polish champion in the 400 m in 1972, 1973 and 1975.

References

1949 births 2011 deaths Polish male sprinters Olympic silver medalists for Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Poland European Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Zabrze Athletes from Silesian Voivodeship Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Polish Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-Olympic-medalist-stub