 Jerzy Adamski at the 1960 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 March 1937 Sierpc, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 December 2002 (aged 65) Bydgoszcz, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Astoria Bydgoszcz | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jerzy Adamski (14 March 1937 – 6 December 2002) was a Polish featherweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 1960 Olympics[1] and a European title in 1959. He won six national titles and had an amateur record of 237 wins, 10 losses and 23 draws. Adamski was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta.[2]
Adamski was born in a family of a railway worker, and had brothers Ryszard and Jan and a sister Lucyna. He graduated from a technical school with a degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.[2]
