Jacek Wszoła

Jacek Wszoła

Jacek Wszoła in 2007
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Men’s Athletics
Olympic Games
	1976 Montreal	High Jump
	1980 Moscow	High Jump
European Indoor Championships
	1977 San Sebastián	High jump
	1980 Sindelfingen	High jump
European Junior Championships
	1975 Athens	High jump
Universiade
	1977 Sofia	High Jump

Jacek Wszoła (born December 30, 1956 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish gold and silver Olympic medalist in high jump.

Biography

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.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Poland
1974	European Championships	Rome, Italy	5th	2.19 m
1975	European Indoor Championships	Katowice, Poland	11th	2.16 m
	European Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	2.22 m
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	1st	2.25 m
1977	European Indoor Championships	San Sebastián, Spain	1st	2.25 m
	Universiade	Sofia, Bulgaria	1st	2.22 m
1978	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	7th	2.21 m
	European Championships	Prague, Czechoslovakia	6th	2.21 m
1979	Universiade	Mexico City, Mexico	4th	2.26 m
1980	European Indoor Championships	Sindelfingen, West Germany	2nd	2.29 m
	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	2nd	2.31 m
1983	Universiade	Edmonton, Canada	11th	2.20 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	13th	2.23 m
1987	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	11th	2.20 m

External links

• Jacek Wszoła profile at IAAF