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Is a Polish luger who competed from the mid 1950s to the mid 1960s. He won a complete set of medals

Is a Polish luger who competed from the mid 1950s to the mid 1960s. He won a complete set of medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in the men's doubles (1963), a silver in the men's singles (1958) and a bronze in the men's doubles event (1958).

Was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for a Poland in the 1976 Summ

Was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for a Poland in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Jan Werner, Zbigniew Jaremski and Jerzy Pietrzyk.He also won the silver medal at the 1978 European Championships held in Prague (together with Jerzy Wlodarczyk, Jaremski and Cezary Lapinski).

Is a Polish slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished fifth in the C-2 event at the

Is a Polish slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished fifth in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a retired male decathlete from Poland. He set his personal best in the event (8208 points) on 21

Is a retired male decathlete from Poland. He set his personal best in the event (8208 points) on 21 June 1973 at a meet in Warsaw.

Is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Ol

Is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fourth in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at Rome in 1960.

A former Polish football midfielder.He played for such a clubs like Legia Warszawa, Górnik Zabrze,

A former Polish football midfielder.He played for such a clubs like Legia Warszawa, Górnik Zabrze, Odra Wodzislaw Slaski and CA Osasuna. Ryszard Staniek was the second player who scored for Polish team in the group stage of UEFA Champions League. (1995/1996 season Legia Warszawa - Rosenborg BK 3:1)

Is a retired road bicycle racer from Poland.He won twice Olympic silver medal in team time trial at

Is a retired road bicycle racer from Poland.He won twice Olympic silver medal in team time trial at Munich 1972 and Montreal 1976.[1][2]Szurkowski won three gold medals and silver one in World Cycling Amateur Championships at Barcelona 1973, Montreal 1974, and Mettet 1975.He won four times a cycling event The Peace Race (German: Friedensfahrt,Czech: Závod Míru, Polish: Wyscig Pokoju) in 1970, 1971, 1973, and 1975.

A retired Polish football player.He played mostly for Slask Wroclaw, then he went abroad and played

A retired Polish football player.He played mostly for Slask Wroclaw, then he went abroad and played for Neuchatel Xamax (Switzerland), AS Nancy, RC Lens and Besancon RC, all in France.He played for the Polish national team (58 matches/9 goals) and was a participant at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the

Is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

The manager of the Polish football team Górnik Zabrze. He graduated from the Warsaw Coaching School

The manager of the Polish football team Górnik Zabrze. He graduated from the Warsaw Coaching School. In his career as a player, Wieczorek played as a striker. He also coached Korona Kielce from 2004 until he was succeeded by Arkadiusz Kaliszan.

A former Polish football player.On the national level he played for Poland national team (two matche

A former Polish football player.On the national level he played for Poland national team (two matches) and was a participant at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where his team won the gold medal.

Is a Polish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.Wolny has competed in five Olympi

Is a Polish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.Wolny has competed in five Olympics, from 1988 to 2004. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the lightweight class.[1]

Is a Polish Olympic fencer.

Is a Polish Olympic fencer.

Is a young footballer, who was recently released by Exeter City and signed for Norwegian club Bryne.

Is a young footballer, who was recently released by Exeter City and signed for Norwegian club Bryne. Leliuga is from Lithuania, whose national team he has represented at Under-18 level. He signed professional terms with Exeter at the beginning of the 2005

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Júbilo Iwata.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Júbilo Iwata.

Is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Sagan Tosu. Niwa previously played for Vissel

Is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Sagan Tosu. Niwa previously played for Vissel Kobe and Cerezo Osaka.

Is a sumo wrestler from Nakagami, Okinawa, Japan. His highest rank has been maegashira 16. Ryuho is

Is a sumo wrestler from Nakagami, Okinawa, Japan. His highest rank has been maegashira 16. Ryuho is a solidly yotsu-sumo wrestler and nearly half his victories come by using the most common kimarite of yori kiri or force out. He prefers a hidari-yotsu, or

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tokushima Vortis.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tokushima Vortis.

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Avispa Fukuoka in the J. League.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Avispa Fukuoka in the J. League.

An athlete from Japan, who competes in archery.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Moriya finishe

An athlete from Japan, who competes in archery.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Moriya finished his ranking round with a total of 661 points, which gave him the 22nd seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Piotr Piatek in the first round. Both archers scored 109 points in the regular match, but with 10 points in the extra round against 9 from Piatek, Moriya advanced to the second round. Moriya reached the quarter final by beating Wang Cheng-Pang (114-109) and Balzhinima Tsyrempilov (113-110). In the quarter final Viktor Ruban was too strong with 115-106. Ruban would go on and win the gold medal in the tournament.[2]

Was a Japanese figure skater. He represented Japan at the 1932 Winter Olympics and World Figure Skat

Was a Japanese figure skater. He represented Japan at the 1932 Winter Olympics and World Figure Skating Championships in 1932.

Is a Japanese professional golfer who currently competes on the Japan Golf Tour.It was not until the

Is a Japanese professional golfer who currently competes on the Japan Golf Tour.It was not until the 2009 Japan Open Golf Championship that Oda shot to fame. He only just avoided being cut after two rounds and by round three was tied for 5th place.

A former Japanese football player who won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico Cit

A former Japanese football player who won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He also participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and scored 2 goals. Sugiyama later became a manager and led Yamaha Motor Corporation F.C. (the future Júbilo Iwata) to the Japan Soccer League First Division. He is their longest-serving manager, having led the club from 1974 to 1986.

A Japanese football (soccer) player. He is a forward and currently plays for Gamba Osaka.After the g

A Japanese football (soccer) player. He is a forward and currently plays for Gamba Osaka.After the graduation from Kotogaoka High School, he joined J. League side Gamba Osaka in 1998. He was transferred to Consadole Sapporo in 2000 and helped them to promote to J. League Division 1. He moved to Vissel Kobe in 2002 and became one of the key players in the team. He scored 17 goals in the 2004 season, which made him the third most prolific goalscorer in the league. He then returned to Gamba in 2006 and his good form earned him a call-up to the national team.