Jerzy Adamski

Jerzy Adamski (14 March 1937 – 6 December 2002) was a Polish featherweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 1960 Olympics 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.

Jerzy Adamski
Jerzy Adamski at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born14 March 1937
Sierpc, Poland
Died6 December 2002 (aged 65)
Bydgoszcz, Poland
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubAstoria Bydgoszcz
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
1960 Rome Featherweight
European Amateur Championships
1959 Luzern Featherweight
1963 Moscow Featherweight

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.

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