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Jerzy Kowalewski

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Jerzy Kowalewski
Jerzy Kowalewski in 1966
Personal information
Born (1944-05-06) 6 May 1944 (age 80)
Wołkowysk, Soviet Union
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportDiving
ClubMKS Pałac Młodzieży Warsaw/Legia Warsaw
Medal record
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Utrecht Platform
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Budapest Platform

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).

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

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  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