Jacek Wszoła
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 Jacek Wszoła |
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Competitor for  Poland |
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| Gold | 1976 Montreal | High Jump | |
| Silver | 1980 Moscow | High Jump | |
Jacek Wszoła (born December 30, 1956 in Warszawa, Poland) is a Polish gold and silver Olympic medalist in high jump.
Jacek Wszoła is the most famous Polish high jumper. He took part in two Olympic Games: in Montreal 1976 and in Moscow 1980. In Montreal he was a big surprise when, competing in heavy rain, he struggled to win over the favourites. In the Moscow Olympics he finished second. Wszoła is also a one-time world record holder with the result of 2.35 m.
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- IAAF profile for Jacek Wszoła
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Preceded by Vladimir Yashchenko |
Men's High Jump World Record Holder 2m35 equalled by Dietmar Mögenburg on 1980-05-26 1980-05-25 – 1980-08-01 |
Succeeded by Gerd Wessig |
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