Ireneusz Paliński, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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weightlifter
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Place of Birth: Nużewo, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
About Ireneusz Paliński
- Ireneusz Palinski (13 May 1932 – 9 July 2006) was the first Polish weightlifter to win an Olympic gold medal, which he did in 1960.
- In 1961 he won the middle-heavyweight world title, setting new world records in the clean and jerk and in the total.
- For these achievements in the same year he was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta and selected as Polish Sportsperson of the Year.
- He finished second at the world championships in 1959, 1962–63 and 1966, and third in 1958 and 1964.
- In total Palinski set six world records in the clean and jerk, which was his favorite event.
- Domestically he won nine national titles.Palinski was the oldest of seven brothers in a family of a peasant.
- He graduated from a technical university and was a wood craftsman by profession.
- He took weightlifting while serving in the army.
- In 1965 he married Zofia Drozdowska, a teacher 13 years his junior.
- They had two sons, Peter and Adam.
- Palinski became seriously ill in the early 1990s and had several stomach operations.
- He died on 9 July 2006, aged 74.
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