Janusz Sidło, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Janusz Sidło

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1933

Place of Birth: Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 02-Aug-1993

Profession: athletics competitor, javelin thrower

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Janusz Jan Sidlo (19 June 1933 – 2 August 1993) was a Polish javelin thrower.
He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968 Olympics and finished in 18th, 2nd, 8th, 4th and 7th place, respectively.
He was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and later the Knight's Cross.
During his long career Sidlo won 14 national titles and competed in five European Championships (1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, and 1969), winning them in 1954 and 1958 and medalling in 1969. In 1954 and 1955, he was chosen the Polish Sportspersonality of the Year. On October 1953, Sidlo set a new European javelin record at 80.15 m in Jena.
On June 1956, he set a world record at the 83.66 m in Milan.
He went to the 1956 Summer Olympics as a favourite, and was equipped with a modern javelin made of steel, while most of his competitors still used wooden ones.
Sidlo led the competition with a throw of 79.98 m, but then lent his javelin to his poorly performing friend, Egil Danielsen from Norway.
Danielsen set a new world record at 85.71 m and won the gold medal.