Edmund Piątkowski
Edmund Piątkowski was a Polish track and field athlete, who competed in the discus event.
Piątkowski was multiple time Polish champion in the discus. He participated in four European Championships in Athletics, and three Olympic Games.
In 1958, he won the gold medal at the 6th European Championships in Stockholm. In May 1959, he broke the European record ; afterward in June 1959, he set the world record at the Kusocinski Memorial meet in Warsaw. Two years later, in August 1961, he yet again topped the European record in Lodz.
In 1960, Piątkowski took 5th place in the 17th Olympic Games at Rome. In 1962, he took 4th at Belgrade. In 1964, he took 7th at Tokyo. In 1966, he took 4th at Budapest. In 1967, he won at Kiev. In 1968, he took 7th at Mexico City. In 1969, he took 12th at Athens. He died on 28 March 2016 at the age of 80.
