Jerzy Kowalewski

Jerzy Kowalewski (born 6 May 1944) is a retired Polish diver. He competed in the 3 m springboard and 10 m platform at the 1960 and 1968 Summer Olympics with the best achievement of 15th place in the platform in 1960.[1] He won a bronze medal in the platform at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships.[2] Nationally, he won six titles in the springboard (1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967) and six in the platform (1959, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970).

Jerzy Kowalewski
Jerzy Kowalewski in 1966
Personal information
Born (1944-05-06) 6 May 1944
Wołkowysk, Soviet Union
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportDiving
ClubMKS Pałac Młodzieży Warsaw/Legia Warsaw

Kowalewski graduated from a medical university in Warsaw. Since 1970 he lives in Canada where he owns a clinic in Toronto. He is married to Anita Kowalewski; they have a son Daniel (born 1980) and a daughter Agate.[3]

References

  1. Jerzy Kowalewski Archived 2012-12-16 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. European Swimming Championships (Men). gbrathletics.com
  3. KOWALEWSKI JERZY. Polish Olympic Committee. olimpijski.pl
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