Janusz Pawłowski

Janusz Pawłowski (born 20 July 1959 in Sopot) is a retired male judoka from Poland. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and won the bronze medal in the Men's Half-Lightweight (–65 kg) division.^[2]

Janusz Pawłowski

Janusz Pawłowski (left), bronze medalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Personal information
Born	(1959-07-20) 20 July 1959 (age 65)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Poland
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–65 kg
Rank	6th dan black belt[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(1988)
World Champ.	(1979, 1983, 1987)
European Champ.	(1982, 1983, 1986)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Poland Olympic Games 1988 Seoul ‍–‍65 kg 1980 Moscow ‍–‍65 kg World Championships 1979 Paris ‍–‍65 kg 1983 Moscow ‍–‍65 kg 1987 Essen ‍–‍65 kg European Championships 1982 Rostock ‍–‍65 kg 1983 Paris ‍–‍65 kg 1986 Belgrade ‍–‍65 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	17891
JudoInside.com	1151
Updated on 6 June 2023

He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he advanced to the final by defeating Japan's 1987 world champion Yosuke Yamamoto in the semi-final and took the silver medal in the Men's Half-Lightweight (–65 kg) division after a match with no point earned by either side. Referees' decision in the final gave the win to South Korea's Lee Kyung-Keun.

After his retirement from competition judo, he had been working as a national coach in Poland, Kuwait, Italy, and Slovenia. Currently, worked as the head judo coach at a private judo club in Turin, Italy. Now he is currently working as Judo Canada's assistant head coach.

On 29 June 2013 he became part of the Polish Sport Hall of Fame and received his own bronze star on the street of Olympic training center in Cetniewo, Poland.

See also

• Judo in Canada
• Judo in Poland
• List of Canadian judoka