Edmund Borowski
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Poland | ||
| European Championships | ||
 | 1966 Budapest | 4 × 400 m relay |
| European Indoor Championships | ||
 | 1967 Prague | 4 × 300 m relay |
| 1968 Madrid | Medley relay |
| 1970 Vienna | Medley relay |
Edmund Borowski (23 January 1945 – 22 August 2022) was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
At the 1966 European Championships he won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay together with Jan Werner, Stanisław Grędziński and Andrzej Badeński.[1] At the 1967 European Indoor Games he won a silver medal in the 4 × 300 metres relay, which he ran together with Edward Romanowski, Ján Balachowski and Tadeusz Jaworski. [2] At the 1968 European Indoor Games he won a silver medal in the medley relay, which he ran with Marian Dudziak, Waldemar Korycki and Andrzej Badeński.[3] Another silver medal in medley relay followed at the 1970 European Indoor Championships, this time together with Stanisław Waśkiewicz, Kazimierz Wardak and Eryk Żelazny.[4]
Borowski died on 22 August 2022, at the age of 77; he had previously been battling with cancer.[5]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Poland | |||||
| 1966 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 20th (h) | 400 m | 47.6 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.5 | |||
| 1967 | European Indoor Games | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | 4 × 300 m relay | 2:20.2 |
| European Cup Final | Kiev, Soviet Union | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.4 | |
| 1968 | European Indoor Games | Madrid, Spain | 1st | Medley relay | 3:54.6 |
| 1970 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 2nd | Medley relay | 6:18.8 |
| European Cup Final | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.1 | |
1Did not finish in the final
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.4h (Szczecin 1967)
- 200 metres – 21.1h (Bydgoszcz 1967)
- 400 metres – 46.5h (Warsaw 1970)
Indoor
- 400 metres – 49.6h (1972)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Men 4x400m Relay European Championships 1966 Budapest (HUN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ "1967 European Indoor Games, men's relay final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ↑ "1968 European Indoor Games, men's medley relay final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ↑ "1970 European Indoor Championships, men's relay final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ↑ Jasik, Marek (22 August 2022). "Zmarł Edmund Borowski, jeden z najwybitniejszych inowrocławskich sportowców" [Edmund Borowski, one of the most outstanding sportsmen in Inowrocław, has died]. INO.ONLINE (in Polish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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