Władysław Zieliński
Polish canoeist (1935–2025)
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Władysław Zieliński (24 July 1935 – 20 September 2025) was a Polish sprint canoeist who competed in three Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Rome in 1960.
Born24 July 1935
Warsaw, Poland
Died20 September 2025 (aged 90)
Men's K-2 1000 metres medalist at the 1960 Summer Olympics. 1st: Sweden with Gert Fredriksson and Sven-Olov Sjödelius. 2nd: Hungary with András Szente and György Mészáros. 3rd: Poland with Stefan Kapłaniak and Władysław Zieliński. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Zieliński also won a gold in the K-2 500 m event at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague.
Zieliński died on 20 September 2025, at the age of 90.[1]
