Zbigniew Pacelt (26 August 1951 – 4 October 2021Nie żyje Zbigniew Pacelt
) was a Polish sportsman (swimmer,

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic multisport that consists of five events: fencing (one-touch épée followed by direct elimination), freestyle swimming, obstacle course racing, laser pistol shooting, and cross country running. The sport wa ...

), Olympian, coach, sport official, and politician. He competed as a swimmer at the

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

and

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

, and as a modern pentathlete at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

. Pacelt was born in

Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (), often referred to as Ostrowiec, is a city in southeastern Poland, in the historical region of Lesser Poland, with 66,258 residents (as of 2021). The town is one of the historic centers of Polish industry and metallurgy ...

. He was elected to the

Sejm The Sejm (), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (), is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of the Third Polish Republic since the Polish People' ...

on 25 September 2005, with 3,982 votes in 33

Kielce Kielce (; ) is a city in south-central Poland and the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), on the banks of the Silnic ...

district as a candidate from the

Civic Platform The Civic Platform (, PO)The party is officially the Civic Platform of the Republic of Poland (''Platforma Obywatelska Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''). is a Centre-right politics, centre-right liberal conservative political party in Poland. Since ...

list. For his sporting efforts he was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit and Officer's Cross of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...

. He was awarded the title of "Honorary Citizen of Ostrowiec" in 2009.

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Zbigniew Pacelt - parliamentary page
- includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches. 1951 births 2021 deaths Members of the Polish Sejm 2005–2007 Civic Platform politicians Polish male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Poland Modern pentathletes at the 1976 Summer Olympics Polish male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Poland Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta People from Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Sportspeople from Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Polish male freestyle swimmers Polish male medley swimmers Members of the Polish Sejm 2007–2011 Members of the Polish Sejm 2011–2015 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-swimming-bio-stub

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