Gerard Mach
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Gerard Zygfryd Mach |
Nationality | Polish |
Born | Free City of Danzig | 16 September 1926
Died | 22 September 2015 Ottawa, Canada | (aged 89)
Sport | |
Sport | Sprinting |
Event | 200 metres |
Gerard Zygfryd Mach (16 September 1926 – 22 September 2015) was a Polish sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres and 400 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] Before focusing fully on athletics, Mach also played football in Gdańsk before the age of 20, playing for both Gedania Gdańsk and Lechia Gdańsk, making 3 appearances and scoring 2 goals in the league for Lechia.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerard Mach Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
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- 1926 births
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- Polish male sprinters
- Polish athletics coaches
- Olympic athletes for Poland
- Athletes from Gdańsk
- Athletes from Pomeranian Voivodeship
- People from the Free City of Danzig
- Polish emigrants to Canada
- Gedania 1922 Gdańsk players
- Lechia Gdańsk players
- Lechia Gdańsk athletes
- 20th-century Polish sportspeople
- Polish men's footballers
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