1956 | HP | |
---|---|---|
Men's 200 metres | QF:6th | 0.364 |
Men's 4x100m Relay | sixth | 160 |
160.364 |
B. 1935-03-28, Michalkowice, Poland
Track and Field (2 gold)
1960 | 1964 | 1968 | HP | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Triple Jump | gold | gold | 7th | 19800 |
4 x 100 m Relay | R1:DQ | 0.68 | ||
19800.68 |
The first to triple jump over 17 metres with 17.03 in 1960, which remained unbeaten until the Olympics at Mexico City, when it was bettered five times, eventually by Viktor Saneev. He had also jumped 16.89 m at Mexico, a fabulous jump until that time, but at Mexico only enough for seventh place.
1984 | HP | |
---|---|---|
Men's 200 m Freestyle | 14th | 16 |
Men's 400 m Freestyle | 11th | 64 |
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay | fifth | 250 |
330 |
Written 2002-10-29 - last modified 2023-11-28
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