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Wiesław Gawłowski

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Wiesław Gawłowski
Personal information
Full nameWiesław Stanisław Gawłowski
Born(1950-05-19)May 19, 1950
Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland
DiedNovember 14, 2000(2000-11-14) (aged 50)
Białobrzegi, Poland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
National team
1969-1980 Poland (366)
Honours
Representing  Poland
Men's volleyball
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1974 Mexico
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1975 Yugoslavia
Silver medal – second place 1977 Finland
Silver medal – second place 1979 France
Last updated: 7 June 2015

Wiesław Stanisław Gawłowski (19 May 1950 – 14 November 2000) was a Polish volleyball player, a member of Polish national team in 1969-1980, Olympic Champion 1976, World Champion 1974, silver medalist of the European Championship (1975, 1977, 1979).

Gawłowski died in a car crash in Białobrzegi near Płock.

Personal life

He was born in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland. In 1968 graduated I High School in Tomaszów Mazowiecki. He attended to Academy of Physical Education in Warszawa and graduated in 1974. He had wife Barbara and two sons - Maciej and Wojciech.