Athletic success of the wrestlers of Łódzkie voivodeship in years 1945–1990

Autor: Agnieszka Połaniecka, Julian Jaroszewski
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Sport i Turystyka. Środkowoeuropejskie Czasopismo Naukowe. 2:71-93
ISSN: 2657-4322
2545-3211
DOI: 10.16926/sit.2019.02.24
Popis: After WW2 was over (1945) wrestling in Łodzkie voivodeship revived first in its capital, the city of Łodź, and then other wrestling sections in Pabianice, Zgierz, Piotrkow Trybunalski and Sieradz followed. The athletes of Łodź participated in the national competitions in 1946. It was the classic style championships in Lodz. It was then when the Łodź wrestlers won their first champion titles. The biggest success, however, was won by the free style athletes. It is them who in 1945– 1999 won 129 medals (43 gold ones) out of 151 (46 gold ones) won by all the wrestlers from Łodzkie voivodeship. Free style athletes were also the only representatives in the most important competitions, like European championships, world championships and the Olympics. The most dominant sections, among others until 1990, were “Budowlani” Łodź, “Boruta” Zgierz and ŁKS. The highest athletic level was represented by Pawel Kurczewski, Tomasz Busse, Leslaw Kropp and Jan Wypiorczyk.
Databáze: OpenAIRE