Jan Czepułkowski

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJan•Czepułkowski
Used nameJan•Czepułkowski
Born17 July 1930 in Maladzyechna, Minsk Voblast (BLR)
Died26 January 2016 in Warszawa (Warsaw), Mazowieckie (POL)
Measurements67 kg
AffiliationsAZS Warszawa, Warszawa (POL)
NOC Poland

Biography

Jan Czepułkowski was a Polish weightlifter who won three national titles, 1954-55 as a lightweight and 1958 as a middleweight. He began weightlifting while a student at the Warszawa Academy of Physical Education. Czepułkowski won three major international medals. He was bronze medalist at the 1957 World Championships, and won a silver (1957) and bronze (1959) at the European Championships as a lightweight. Earning a masters degree in sports education he later taught and lectured at the AWF (Akademia Wychowania Fizycynego) in Warszawa.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Weightlifting POL Jan Czepułkowski
Lightweight, Men (Olympic) 6