Polish Athletic Association

Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki

Sport	Athletics
Jurisdiction	Association
Abbreviation	PZLA
Founded	11 October 1919 (11 October 1919)
Affiliation	IAAF
Affiliation date	1921 (1921)
Regional affiliation	EA
Headquarters	Warsaw
President	Henryk Olszewski
Secretary	Piotr Długosielski

The Polish Athletic Association (Polish: Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki – PZLA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Poland. Current president is Henryk Olszewski.

History

PZLA was founded in 1919 and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1921.

Former presidents:

• 1919–1921: Tadeusz Kuchar
• 1921–1926: Bronisław Kowalewski
• 1926–1930: Jerzy Misiński
• 1930–1939: Wacław Znajdowski
• 1945–1949: Walenty Foryś
• 1949–1965: Czesław Foryś
• 1965–1967: Michał Godlewski
• 1967: Henryk Krzemiński
• 1967–1969: Witold Gerutto
• 1969–1972: Andrzej Majkowski
• 1972–1973: Adam Zborowski
• 1973–1976: Piotr Nurowski
• 1976–1978: Stefan Milewski
• 1978–1980: Piotr Nurowski
• 1980–1984: Czesław Ząbecki
• 1984–1986: Leszek Wysłocki
• 1986–1988: Mieczysław Kolejwa (caretaker)
• 1988–1989: Jan Mulak (curator PZLA)
• 1989–1997: Czesław Ząbecki
• 1997–2009: Irena Szewińska
• 2009–2016: Jerzy Skucha
• 2016–...: Henryk Olszewski

Affiliations

PZLA is the national member federation for Poland in the following international organisations:

• International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
• European Athletics (EA)

National records

PZLA maintains the Polish records in athletics.

Kit suppliers

Poland's kits are currently supplied by Polish sportswear company 4F.

External links

• (in Polish) Official website