Władysław Komar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Władysław Komar

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1940

Place of Birth: Kaunas, Kaunas County

Date of Death: 17-Aug-1998

Profession: actor, politician, boxer, athletics competitor, rugby union player

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Wladyslaw Komar (11 April 1940 – 17 August 1998) was a Polish shot putter, actor and cabaretist.
Competing in three Summer Olympics between 1964 and 1972, he won the gold medal at the Munich Games in 1972 with a throw of 21.18 metres.
His nickname was "King Kong" Komar as attributed to a Sports Illustrated article. His personal bests in the shot put were 21.19 metres outdoors (Warsaw 1974) and 20.32 metres indoors (Grenoble 1972), both being national records during his career.