 Portrait of Zimny, 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1945-06-04)June 4, 1945 (age 80) |
| Died | June 30, 2022(2022-06-30) (aged 77) |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men'sathletics | ||
Representing Poland | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1960 Rome | 5000 metres |
| European Championships | ||
 | 1958 Stockholm | 5000 metres |
| 1962 Belgrade | 5000 metres |
Kazimierz Franciszek Zimny (4 June 1935 – 30 June 2022)[1] was a Polish athlete, who competed mainly in the5000 metres.
He competed for Poland in the 5000 metres at the1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, where he won the bronze medal. He finished just a fraction of a second behind the German runnerHans Grodotzki, who was in fact born only a few miles away (inPasłęk) from Zimny's hometown inTczew, in northern Poland. As of 2024, Zimny remains the only Pole, male or female, to have won anOlympic medal in the 5000 meters.
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