Wojciech Zabłocki
Wojciech Zabłocki in May 2012
Personal information
Born(1930-12-06)6 December 1930
Warsaw, Poland
Died5 December 2020(2020-12-05) (aged 89)
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Poland
Men's Fencing
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1956 MelbourneTeam sabre
Silver medal – second place1960 RomeTeam sabre
Bronze medal – third place1964 TokyoTeam sabre
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1959Team
Gold medal – first place1961Team
Gold medal – first place1962Team
Gold medal – first place1963Team
Silver medal – second place1954Team
Bronze medal – third place1953Team
Bronze medal – third place1957Team
Bronze medal – third place1958Team
Bronze medal – third place1961Individual

Wojciech Mikołaj Zabłocki (6 December 1930 – 5 December 2020) was a Polish architect and fencer, specialist in the saber modality.[1]

Sports career

Zabłocki participated in four Olympic Games: 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne, 1960 Rome, 1964 Tokyo and won two silver (1956, 1960) and one bronze medal (1964) in team sabre fencing.[2][3]

He participated in the FIE World Championships in Fencing and won four gold (team: 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963), one silver (team: 1954) and four bronze medals (individual: 1961; team: 1953, 1957, 1958).

Zabłocki won the Polish fencing championships five times. He was a member of MKS Katowice, Budowlani Kraków, Krakowski Klub Szermierzy (KKSz) and Marymont Warszawa teams.

Art career

Zablocki was an established professional artist. He was a founding member of the Art of the Olympians.[4]

Architectural works

Zabłocki was the designer of several sports buildings including The Józef Piłsudski Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw and a sports complex in Konin. He also co-designed the Silesian Insurgents Monument in Katowice in 1967 and the Presidential Palace in Damascus.

Selected bibliography

  • Z workiem szermierczym po świecie (1962)
  • Podróże z szablą (1965)
  • Szablą i piórkiem (1982)
  • Architektura dla potrzeb czynnej rekreacji w aglomeracjach miejskich (1968)
  • Cięcia prawdziwą szablą (1989)
  • " Architektura" (2007)

References

  1. ↑ "Wojciech Zabłocki". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Olympics Statistics: Wojciech Zabłocki". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Wojciech Zabłocki Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Wojciech Zablocki". Art of the Olympians. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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