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	'''Władysław Komar''' (11 April 1940 ~~–~~ 17 August 1998) was a ] ] champion, who was born in ]. Competing in three ] in ~~1964-1972~~, he won the gold medal (21.18 m) at the ] Games in ].<ref name=sr/> His nickname was "King Kong" Komar as attributed to a '']'' article.		'''Władysław Komar''' (11 April 1940 – 17 August 1998) was a Polish ] champion, who was born in ]. Competing in three ] in 1964–1972, he won the gold medal (21.18 m) at the ] Games in ].<ref name=sr/> His nickname was "King Kong" Komar as attributed to a '']'' article.

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	Komar later became an ], appearing in more than ten films, including ] (1976), Soviet ] (1986), ]'s '']'' (1986), as well as ] (1987) and '']'' (1997).<ref>. IMDb</ref> He died in a car crash in 1998 along with another Polish Olympic champion, ].<ref name=sr/><ref>{{cite book\|last1=Wallechinsky\|first1=David\|authorlink1=David Wallechinsky\|last2=Loucky\|first2=Jaime\|year=2012\|title=The Complete Book of the Olympics 2012 Edition\|page=253\|location=]\|publisher=]\|isbn=978 1 84513 695 6}}</ref>		Komar later became an actor, appearing in more than ten films, including ] (1976), Soviet ] (1986), ]'s '']'' (1986), as well as ] (1987) and '']'' (1997).<ref>. IMDb</ref> He died in a car crash in 1998 along with another Polish Olympic champion, ].<ref name=sr/><ref>{{cite book\|last1=Wallechinsky\|first1=David\|authorlink1=David Wallechinsky\|last2=Loucky\|first2=Jaime\|year=2012\|title=The Complete Book of the Olympics 2012 Edition\|page=253\|location=London\|publisher=]\|isbn=978 1 84513 695 6}}</ref>

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Władysław Komar

Władysław Komar in 1972

Personal information

Born

11 April 1940
Kaunas, Lithuania

Died

17 August 1998 (aged 58)
Przybiernów, Poland

Height

1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)

Weight

125 kg (276 lb)

Sport

Shot put

Club

Wybrzeże Gdańsk
Gwardia Warszawa
Polonia Warszawa

Medal record

Representing Poland

Olympic Games
	1972 Munich	Shot put
European Championships
	1966 Budapest	Shot put
	1971 Helsinki	Shot put
European Indoor Championships
	1968 Madrid	Shot put
	1972 Grenoble	Shot put
	1978 Milan	Shot put
	1967 Prague	Shot put
	1977 San Sebastián	Shot put

Władysław Komar (11 April 1940 – 17 August 1998) was a Polish shot put champion, who was born in Kaunas. Competing in three Summer Olympics in 1964–1972, he won the gold medal (21.18 m) at the Munich Games in 1972. His nickname was "King Kong" Komar as attributed to a Sports Illustrated article.

Biography

Komar later became an actor, appearing in more than ten films, including Kazimierz Wielki (1976), Soviet Boris Godunov (1986), Roman Polanski's Pirates (1986), as well as Magnat (1987) and Kiler (1997). He died in a car crash in 1998 along with another Polish Olympic champion, Tadeusz Ślusarski.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Poland
1964	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	9th	18.20 m
1966	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	18.68 m
1967	European Indoor Games	Prague, Czechoslovakia	3rd	18.85 m
1968	European Indoor Games	Madrid, Spain	2nd	18.40 m
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	6th	19.28 m
1971	European Indoor Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	4th	19.43 m
1971	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	20.04 m
1972	European Indoor Championships	Grenoble, France	2nd	20.32 m
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, Germany	1st	21.18 m
1977	European Indoor Championships	San Sebastián, Spain	3rd	20.17 m
1978	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	2nd	20.16 m

References

^ Władysław Komar. sports-reference.com
Wladyslaw Komar. IMDb
Wallechinsky, David; Loucky, Jaime (2012). The Complete Book of the Olympics 2012 Edition. London: Aurum Press. p. 253. ISBN 978 1 84513 695 6.

v t e Olympic champions in men's shot put
1896: Robert Garrett (USA) 1900: Richard Sheldon (USA) 1904: Ralph Rose (USA) 1908: Ralph Rose (USA) 1912: Pat McDonald (USA) 1920: Ville Pörhölä (FIN) 1924: Bud Houser (USA) 1928: John Kuck (USA) 1932: Leo Sexton (USA) 1936: Hans Woellke (GER) 1948: Wilbur Thompson (USA) 1952: Parry O'Brien (USA) 1956: Parry O'Brien (USA) 1960: Bill Nieder (USA) 1964: Dallas Long (USA) 1968: Randy Matson (USA) 1972: Władysław Komar (POL) 1976: Udo Beyer (GDR) 1980: Vladimir Kiselyov (URS) 1984: Alessandro Andrei (ITA) 1988: Ulf Timmermann (GDR) 1992: Mike Stulce (USA) 1996: Randy Barnes (USA) 2000: Arsi Harju (FIN) 2004: Adam Nelson (USA) 2008: Tomasz Majewski (POL) 2012: Tomasz Majewski (POL) 2016: Ryan Crouser (USA) 2020: Ryan Crouser (USA) 2024: Ryan Crouser (USA)

Olympic champions in men's shot put