Czesław Białas

Czeslaw Bialas

Personal information
Full name	Czesław Gerwazy Białas
Born	(1931-06-19)19 June 1931 Szopienice, Poland
Died	(1991-06-24)24 June 1991 Katowice, Poland
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	82–90 kg (181–198 lb)
Sport
Country	Poland
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	82.5-90 kg
Club	HKS Szopienice
Team	National team
Medal record Men's Weightlifting Representing Poland World Championships 1959 Warsaw 90 kg
Updated on 7 October 2016

Czesław Gerwazy Białas (born (1931-06-19)19 June 1931 in Szopienice - (1991-06-24)24 June 1991 in Katowice) was a Polish male weightlifter, who competed in the light-heavyweight and middle-heavyweight class and represented Poland at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 1959 World Weightlifting Championships in the 90 kg category. He participated at the 1952 Summer Olympics in the 82.5 kg event, at the 1956 Summer Olympics in the 90 kg event and at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 90 kg event.

Białas also achieved the following podium finishes at European championships: bronze in the 1955 European Championships Light-Heavyweight class (385.0 kg); gold in the 1957 European Championships Middle-Heavyweight class (420.0 kg) and bronze in the 1959 European Championships Middle-Heavyweight class (422.5 kg).

External links

• Czesław Białas at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)