Zenon Smiechowski
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| Birth name | Zenon Smiechowski | |||||||||||
| Born | May 13, 1955 Poland | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||
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Zenon Smiechowski (born May 13, 1955) is a Canadian former athlete who specialised in decathlon.[1]
Born in Poland, Smiechowski moved to Canada as a child in 1964, settling with his family in Grande Prairie, Alberta.[2]
Smiechowski began competing seriously in athletics towards the end of high school and in 1975 became Canadian junior decathlon champion. He didn't get a chance to compete at the following year's Olympics in Montreal as the Canadian delegation opted to not send a decathlete.[3] A Simon Fraser University varsity athlete, Smiechowski won the national senior decathlon title every year from 1976 to 1979. He finished in the bronze medal position at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, behind Bobby Coffman and Tito Steiner.[4]
From 1982 to 1998, Smiechowski was coach of Simon Fraser University's track & field and cross country programs, which he led to 10 NAIA national championships, having particular success in women's cross country.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Zenon, Kim Turnbull's top stars". The Daily Herald-Tribune. May 5, 1982.
- ^ "Zenon still has his eye on Games medal". The Daily Herald-Tribune. August 8, 1978.
- ^ "Zenon seeks GP's aid". The Daily Herald-Tribune. February 2, 1978.
- ^ a b "Zenon Smiechowski (2013) - Hall of Fame". Simon Fraser University Athletics.
- ^ "Coach still learning, winning". The Province. May 24, 1992.
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Canadian decathletes
- Canadian male track and field athletes
- Simon Fraser Red Leafs men's track and field athletes
- Track and field athletes from Alberta
- Sportspeople from Grande Prairie
- Polish emigrants to Canada
- Canadian track and field coaches
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Competitors at the 1979 Summer Universiade
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Canadian Track and Field Championships winners
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen