Józef Zapędzki

Józef Zapędzki

Zapędzki in 2009
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1929-03-11)11 March 1929 Kazimierówka, Rokitno Szlacheckie, near Zawiercie, Poland
Died	15 February 2022(2022-02-15) (aged 92) Wrocław, Poland
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sport shooting
Club	Śląsk Wrocław
Medal record Representing Poland Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 25 m rapid fire pistol 1972 Munich 25 m rapid fire pistol World Championships 1966 Wiesbaden 25 m rapid fire pistol 1966 Wiesbaden 50 m pistol team European Championships 1965 Bucharest 25 m centre-fire pistol 1962 Enschede pistol team 1967 Paris pistol team 1971 Suhl rapid fire pistol 1972 Belgrade standard pistol 1973 Linz pistol team 1975 London pistol team

Józef Zapędzki (11 March 1929 – 15 February 2022) was a Polish sport shooter.

He competed at five consecutive Olympics from 1964 to 1980 in 25 m rapid fire pistol and won two gold medals, in 1968 and 1972. He is one of three shooters to have successfully defended the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol Olympic title. He is a 23-time Polish Champion. Throughout most of his sporting career, he represented the Śląsk Wrocław sports club. Zapędzki died in Wrocław on 15 February 2022, at the age of 92.

Further reading

• "Zapędzki Józef". WIEM Encyklopedia (in Polish).
• "Zapędzki Józef". Zasoby Polskiego Portalu Olimpijskiego PKOl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
• Kopeć, Dariusz. "Ballada o snajperze". Gazeta.pl Wrocław (in Polish).