Bronisław Malinowski

Bronisław Malinowski during competitions inFürth in preparations for the 1976 Olympic Summer Games
Personal information
Born	(1951-06-04)4 June 1951 Nowe,Polish People's Republic
Died	27 September 1981(1981-09-27) (aged 30) Grudziądz, Polish People's Republic
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event	3000 metres steeplechase
Club	Olimpia Grudziądz
Medal record Men'sathletics Representing Poland Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 3000 m s'chase 1976 Montreal 3000 m s'chase World Cross Country Championships 1979 Limerick Long Race European Championships 1974 Rome 3000 m s'chase 1978 Prague 3000 m s'chase Summer Universiade 1975 Rome 3000 m s'chase European Junior Championships 1970 Paris 2000 m s'chase

Bronisław Malinowski (Polish pronunciation:[brɔˈɲiswaf maliˈnɔfskʲi]; 4 June 1951 – 27 September 1981) was a Polishtrack and field athlete, who is best known for winning a gold medal in the 3000 msteeplechase race during the1980 Summer Olympics held inMoscow,Soviet Union and the silver four years earlier in Montreal. One year after his last Olympic appearance, Malinowski was killed in a car accident inGrudziądz, at the age of 30.^[2]

Malinowski was born inNowe to a Polish father Anastazy Malinowski, and aScottish mother, Irene Malinowska (née Dowell). He was named after thefamous anthropologist. Throughout most of his career he competed forOlimpia Grudziądz. His first international medal was the 2000 metres steeplechase gold at the1970 European Junior Championships. In his first major senior competition, the1971 European Championships, he broke the national 5000 metres record which was enough for the eighth place.

He finished fourth at the1972 Summer Olympics inMunich,Germany, but came back to win gold at the1974 European Championships. The period between the European Championships and the1976 Summer Olympics, saw a rivalry emerge between Malinowski andSwedish athleteAnders Gärderud. It ended with Malinowski taking silver behind the first-place Gärderud who won in a world-record time.

Although Gärderud retired from the sport in 1976, Malinowski faced a new contender,Henry Rono ofKenya, who set the new world record in 1978. Still, Malinowski beat Rono in a head-to-head race that same season. In the autumn of 1978, he successfully defended his European Championship in the 3000 metres steeplechase in Prague.^[3] The pinnacle of Malinowski's career came during the 1980 Summer Olympics when he took gold in the 3000 m steeplechase race by steadying himself against front-runnerFilbert Bayi.

Shortly before his death, Malinowski was considering moving to Scotland, the native country of his mother, because Poland was thenpolitically restless.^[4] He died in a car crash on 27 September 1981 on a bridge in Grudziądz, which was later named after him. There is also an annual running competition held in his honour in that city, the International Bronisław Malinowski Run.^[5]

Representing Poland

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1970	European Junior Championships	Paris, France	1st	2000 m s'chase	5:44.00
1971	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th	5000 m	13:39.4 (NR)
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	26th (h)	5000 m	13:48.2
			4th	3000 m s'chase	8:27.92
1973	European Indoor Championships	Rotterdam, Netherlands	8th	3000 m	8:07.08
1974	European Championships	Rome, Italy	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:15.04
1975	Universiade	Rome, Italy	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:22.32
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	20th (h)	1500 m	3:41.67
			2nd	3000 m s'chase	8:09.11 (NR)
1977	Universiade	Sofia, Bulgaria	4th	3000 m s'chase	8:30.8
1978	European Championships	Prague, Czechoslovakia	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:15.08
1979	World Cross Country Championships	Limerick, Ireland	2nd	Senior race
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:09.70
1981	Pacific Conference Games	Christchurch, New Zealand	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:24.02

• 1500 metres – 3:37.42 (Warsaw 1978)
• Mile – 3:55.40 (Stockholm 1976)
• 3000 metres – 7:42.4h (Oslo 1974)NR
  • 3000 metres indoor – 7:55.73 (Rotterdam 1973)
• 5000 metres – 13:17.69 (Stockholm 1976)NR
• 10,000 metres – 28:25.19 (Augsburg 1974)
• 3000 m steeplechase – 8:09.11 (Montreal 1976)NR

• Bronisław Malinowski atWorld Athletics

Records
Preceded by Vladimir Dudin	Men's 3000 m steeplechase European record holder equalledVladimir Dudin's 8:22.2 mark 10 August 1972 – 14 September 1972	Succeeded by Anders Gärderud
Sporting positions
Preceded by Henry Rono	Men's 3000 m steeplechase best year performance 1980	Succeeded by Mariano Scartezzini

• 1951 births
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• Road incident deaths in Poland
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