Wojciech Zabłocki
Polish architect and fencer (1930–2020)
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Wojciech Mikołaj Zabłocki (6 December 1930 – 5 December 2020) was a Polish architect and fencer, specialist in the saber modality.[1]
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| Born | 6 December 1930 Warsaw, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 December 2020 (aged 89) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sports career
Zabłocki participated in four Olympic Games: 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne, 1960 Rome, 1964 Tokyo and won two silver (1956, 1960) and one bronze medal (1964) in team sabre fencing.[2][3]
He participated in the FIE World Championships in Fencing and won four gold (team: 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963), one silver (team: 1954) and four bronze medals (individual: 1961; team: 1953, 1957, 1958).[citation needed]
Zabłocki won the Polish fencing championships five times. He was a member of MKS Katowice, Budowlani Kraków, Krakowski Klub Szermierzy (KKSz) and Marymont Warszawa teams.[citation needed]
Art career
Zablocki was an established professional artist. He was a founding member of the Art of the Olympians.[4]
Architectural works
Zabłocki was the designer of several sports buildings including The Józef Piłsudski Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw and a sports complex in Konin. He also co-designed the Silesian Insurgents Monument in Katowice in 1967 and the Presidential Palace in Damascus.[citation needed]
Selected bibliography
- Z workiem szermierczym po świecie (1962)
- Podróże z szablą (1965)
- Szablą i piórkiem (1982)
- Architektura dla potrzeb czynnej rekreacji w aglomeracjach miejskich (1968)
- Cięcia prawdziwą szablą (1989)
- " Architektura" (2007)