Janusz Pawłowski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Janusz Pawłowski

Polish judoka

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1959

Place of Birth: Sopot, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Profession: judoka

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Janusz Pawłowski

  • Janusz Pawlowski (born July 20, 1959 in Sopot) is a retired male judoka from Poland.
  • He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and won the bronze medal in the Men's Half-Lightweight (– 65 kg) division. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
  • There he advanced to the final by defeating Japan's 1987 world champion Yosuke Yamamoto in the semi-final and took the silver medal in the Men's Half-Lightweight (– 65 kg) division after a match with no point earned by either side.
  • Referees' decision in the final gave the win to South Korea's Lee Kyung-Keun. After his retirement from competition judo, he had been working as a national coach in Poland, Kuwait, Italy, and Slovenia.
  • Currently, he is working as the head judo coach at a private judo club in Turin, Italy. In June 29, 2013, he became part of the Polish Sport Hall of Fame and received his own bronze star on the street of Olympic training center in Cetniewo, Poland.

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