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Józef Szmidt (born 28 March 1935 as Josef Schmidt) is a former Polish athlete.

Józef Szmidt

Personal information
Born	(1935-03-28) 28 March 1935 (age 87) Miechowitz, Germany (now Miechowice in Bytom, Poland)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Poland Olympic Games 1960 Rome Triple jump 1964 Tokyo Triple jump European Championships 1958 Stockholm Triple jump 1962 Belgrade Triple jump

He was born in Miechowitz, Beuthen, Province of Upper Silesia, Germany. With a jump of 17.03m in 1960, Szmidt was the first triple jumper to reach 17 metres.[1]

Biography

Szmidt, a mechanic by profession, was the world's leading triple jumper in the early 1960s, becoming European champion in 1958 and 1962, and Olympic champion in 1960 and 1964.[2] The two latter years he was awarded the Sportsman of the Year prize in Poland. In 1975 Szmidt settled in West Germany, but returned to Poland in 1992. He is the brother of track and field athlete Edward Szmidt, who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

See also

• Triple jump world record progression

References

External links

• Józef Szmidt at World Athletics
• Józef Szmidt at European Athletics
• Józef Szmidt at Olympics.com
• Józef Szmidt at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
• Józef Szmidt at Olympic.org (archived)
• Józef Szmidt at Olympedia

Records
Preceded by  Oleg Fyodoseyev (URS)	Men's Triple Jump World Record Holder 5 August 1960 – 16 September 1968	Succeeded by  Giuseppe Gentile (ITA)

На других языках

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- [en] Józef Szmidt

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[fr] Józef Szmidt

Józef Szmidt (né le 28 mars 1935 à Miechowice) est un athlète polonais spécialiste du triple saut. Champion olympique en 1960 et 1964, et champion d'Europe en 1958 et 1962, il a détenu le record du monde de la discipline de 1960 à 1968, devenant le premier athlète à atteindre la ligne des 17 mètres avec 17,03 m.

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[it] Józef Szmidt

Józef Szmidt (Miechowice, 28 marzo 1935) è un ex triplista polacco.

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[ru] Шмидт, Юзеф

Юзеф (Йозеф) Шмидт (нем. Jozef Schmidt, польск. Józef Szmidt, род.28 марта 1935) — польский легкоатлет немецкого происхождения, двукратный олимпийский чемпион.

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