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Władysław Komar

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Władysław Komar

POLPOLMen
Birth dateApr 11, 1940
BirthplaceKaunas, Russian Empire
Height1.96 m
Weight125 kg

Władysław Stefan Komar (11 April 1940 – 17 August 1998) was a Lithuanian-born Polish shot putter, actor and cabaretist.

Competing in three Summer Olympics between 1964 and 1972, he won the gold medal at the Munich Games in 1972 with a throw of 21.18 metres.

His nickname was "King Kong" Komar as attributed to a Sports Illustrated article. His personal bests in the shot put were 21.19 metres outdoors (Warsaw 1974) and 20.32 metres indoors (Grenoble 1972), both being national records during his career.

PB

Personal bests

21.19
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Medals

🥇🥈🥉Total
Olympic Games1--1

Performance Charts

Season bests

SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateTrendCompetitions
1980
SP
19.97-Sep 6, 1980
↓
Warszawa (POL)
1979
SP
19.53-Jun 30, 1979
↓
Lüdenscheid (GER)
1978
SP
20.18-Jul 6, 1978
↓
Göteborg (SWE)
1977
SP
20.70-Jun 25, 1977
↓
Karl Marx Stadt (GDR)
1976
SP
19.03-Jun 11, 1976
↓
Warszawa (POL)
1975
SP
20.44-Aug 24, 1975
↓
Warszawa (POL)
1974
SP
21.19-Aug 17, 1974
↓
Warszawa (POL)
1973
SP
19.45-Oct 6, 1973
↓
Sofia (BUL)
1972
SP
21.18-Sep 9, 1972
↓
Olympiastadion, München (GER)
1971
SP
20.04-Aug 13, 1971
↓
Helsinki European Championships
1968
SP
19.28-Oct 14, 1968
↓
Estadio Olímpico, Ciudad de México (MEX)
1967
SP
18.85-Mar 12, 1967
↓
Sportovní hala, Praha (CZE) (i)
1966
SP
18.68-Sep 3, 1966
↓
Budapest European Championships
1964
SP
18.20-Oct 17, 1964
↓
National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN)
1962
SP
18.00-Sep 14, 1962
↓
Beograd European Championships

1980

1 performance
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
SP
19.97-Sep 6Warszawa

1979

3 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
SP
18.50-Aug 4European Cup Final A, Torino
SP
18.66-Jul 18Athletissima Lausanne, Lausanne
SP
19.53-Jun 30European Cup Semi Final, Lüdenscheid

1978

8 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
SP
18.22-Aug 18Bruxelles Memorial van Damme, Bruxelles
SP
19.27-Aug 13Warszawa
SP
20.18-Jul 6Göteborg
SP
20.08-Jul 3Stockholm DN Galan, Stockholm
SP
19.68-Jun 29Helsinki
SP
20.16-Mar 12European Indoor Championships, Palazzo dello Sport, Milano (i)
SP
20.16-Mar 11European Indoor Championships, Palazzo dello Sport, Milano (i)
SP
20.08-Feb 26Zabrze (i)

1977

25 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
SP
20.18-Sep 17Plock
SP
20.02-Sep 10Poznan
SP
20.14-Aug 26Berlin ISTAF, Berlin
SP
20.03-Aug 25Edinburgh
SP
20.54-Aug 24Weltklasse Zürich, Zürich
SP
20.15-Aug 21Nice Nikaďa, Nice
SP
19.28-Aug 16Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme, Bruxelles
SP
20.24-Jul 29Bydgoszcz NC, Bydgoszcz
SP
20.09-Jul 13Warszawa
SP
20.62-Jul 4Stockholm DN Galan, Stockholm
SP
20.53-Jul 1Düsseldorf LVN Internationales Sportfest, Düsseldorf
SP
20.70-Jun 25Karl Marx Stadt GDR-URS-POL Int. Match, Karl Marx Stadt
SP
20.30-Jun 22Köln
SP
20.37-Jun 19Bydgoszcz
SP
20.22-Jun 14Warszawa
SP
19.93-Jun 11Bratislava
SP
20.14-Jun 8Golden Spike of Europe, Ostrava
SP
20.02-May 28Warszawa
SP
20.16-May 27Warszawa
SP
19.70-May 17London
SP
19.89-May 15Formia
SP
20.17-Mar 13European Indoor Championships, Velódromo de Anoeta, San Sebastián (i)
SP
20.17-Mar 12European Indoor Championships, Velódromo de Anoeta, San Sebastián (i)
SP
19.91-Feb 27Zabrze (i)
SP
20.30-Feb 20Warszawa (i)

1976

1 performance
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
SP
19.03-Jun 11Warszawa

1975

1 performance
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
SP
20.44-Aug 24Warszawa

1974

5 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
SP
19.82-Sep 6Roma European Championships
SP
20.00-Sep 4Roma European Championships
SP
20.00-Sep 2Roma European Championships
SP
19.82-Sep 2Roma European Championships
SP
21.19-Aug 17Warszawa

1973

1 performance
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
SP
19.45-Oct 6Sofia

1972

5 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
SP
20.43-Nov 6Ludwigshafen (i)
SP
21.18-Sep 9The XX Olympic Games, Olympiastadion, München
SP
20.60-Sep 8The XX Olympic Games, Olympiastadion, München
SP
20.49-Jul 6Stockholm DN Galan, Stockholm
SP
21.00-Jul 2Edinburgh
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Honours

🥈

European Indoor Championships

Shot Put

1978
🥉

European Indoor Championships

Shot Put

1977
6

Roma European Championships

Shot Put

1974
6

Roma European Championships

Shot Put

1974
🥈

European Indoor Championships

Shot Put

1972
🥇

The XX Olympic Games

Shot Put

1972
🥉

Helsinki European Championships

Shot Put

1971
🥉

Helsinki European Championships

Shot Put

1971
4

European Indoor Championships

Shot Put

1971
6

The XIX Olympic Games

Shot Put

1968
🥉

Budapest European Championships

Shot Put

1966
🥉

Budapest European Championships

Shot Put

1966
4

Beograd European Championships

Shot Put

1962
4

Beograd European Championships

Shot Put

1962