Stanisław Grędziński

Stanisław Grędziński (19 October 1945 – 19 January 2022) was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

Stanisław Grędziński

Personal information
Born	(1945-10-19)19 October 1945 Ostrzyca, Poland
Died	19 January 2022(2022-01-19) (aged 76)
Medal record Men's athletics European Championships 1966 Budapest 400 m 1966 Budapest 4 × 400 m relay 1969 Athens 400 m European Indoor Championships 1970 Vienna 400 m

Career

Grędziński was born in Ostrzyca, Poland, and represented the club Górnik Wałbrzych.^[1] At the 1964 European Junior Championships he won silver medals in both 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles,^[2] as well as a silver medal in the medley relay where he ran the last leg.^[3] He became Polish 400 metres champion in 1966 and 1969.^[4]

He was successful at the European Championships with a gold medal in 1966 and a silver in 1969, both individually.^[5] In the relay he won a gold medal in 1966 and finished fourth in 1969.^[6][7] He also finished fourth in the 4 × 400 metre relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics.^[1] At the 1970 European Indoor Championships the Polish relay team won silver medals.^[8] His personal best time was 45.83 seconds, achieved in 1969.^[1]

Grędziński died on 19 January 2022, at the age of 77.^[9]