19 Notable alumni of Academy of Physical Education of Poznan
Updated: June 01, 2026 EliteDegrees
Academy of Physical Education of Poznan is ranked #6,809 in the world and #75 in Poland by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from Academy of Physical Education of Poznan sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Academy of Physical Education of Poznan won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Sławomir Mocek
1976-. (aged 50)
fencer
Sławomir Marcin Mocek is a Polish fencer. He competed in the foil events at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics.
2. Kamila Ciba
1995-. (aged 31)
athletics competitor
sprinter
Kamila Ciba is a Polish sprinter who competes in international track and field competitions. She is a silver medalist in the women's 4 × 100 m relay at both the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei City and the European Team Championships in Villeneuve d'Ascq.
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3. Izabela Dylewska
1968-. (aged 58)
kayaker
canoeist
Izabela Dylewska-Światowiak is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from 1987 to 1997. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won two bronze medals in the K-1 500 m event, earning them in 1988 and 1992.
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4. Wojciech Ziemniak
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Wojciech Stanisław Ziemniak is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 13,193 votes in 36 Kalisz district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list.
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5. Andrzej Malina
1960-. (aged 66)
amateur wrestler
Andrzej Janusz Malina is a Polish former professional wrestler in Greco-Roman style. He won gold medal at the 1986 World Wrestling Championships and was voted the Polish Sports Personality of the Year in 1986.
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6. Aleksandra Banasiak
1935-. (aged 91)
nurse
Aleksandra Banasiak is a Polish nurse. She became noted for her actions during the Poznań 1956 protests. She later became a politician.
7. Władysław Komar
1940-1998 (aged 58)
boxer
athletics competitor
politician
rugby union player
actor
Władysław Stefan Komar was a Lithuanian-born Polish shot putter, actor and cabaretist. Competing in three Summer Olympics between 1964 and 1972, he won the gold medal at the Munich Games in 1972 with a throw of 21.18 metres. His nickname was "King Kong" Komar as attributed to a Sports Illustrated article.
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8. Mariusz Rumak
1977-. (aged 49)
association football player
association football coach
Mariusz Rumak is a Polish professional football manager and former player who was most recently in charge of Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.
9. Tadeusz Ślusarski
1950-1998 (aged 48)
pole vaulter
athletics competitor
Tadeusz Ślusarski was a Polish Olympic gold medalist in pole vault at the 1976 Olympics, as well as a silver medalist at the 1980 Olympics (behind another Polish champion Władysław Kozakiewicz).
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10. Robert Dowhan
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Robert Dowhan is a Polish politician from the Civic Coalition. He was elected to the Senate of Poland (10th term) representing the constituency of Zielona Góra. He was also elected to the 8th term (2011–2015) and 9th term (2015–2019) of the Senate of Poland.
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11. Andrzej Kraśnicki
1949-2025 (aged 76)
handball player
Andrzej Piotr Kraśnicki was a Polish sports administrator. He was president of the Polish Handball Association from 2006 to 2021. From 2010 to 2023 he served as president of the Polish Olympic Committee.
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12. Krzysztof Pawlak
1958-. (aged 68)
association football player
association football coach
Krzysztof Henryk Pawlak is a Polish former professional footballer who played for clubs such as Warta Poznań, Lech Poznań, KSC Lokeren and Trelleborgs FF.
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13. Tomasz Kucharski
1974-. (aged 52)
rower
politician
Tomasz Bogusław Kucharski is a Polish competition rower and Olympic champion. As of 2015, he serves in the Polish Sejm.
14. Bogusław Mamiński
1955-. (aged 71)
athletics competitor
Bogusław Mamiński is a retired long-distance runner from Poland, known for winning the silver medal in the men's 3,000m Steeplechase event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. He did the same one year later at the inaugural World Championships. Mamiński set his personal best (8:09.18) in the event on 24 August 1984 at a meet in Brussels, Belgium.
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15. Jerzy Kopa
1943-2022 (aged 79)
association football player
association football coach
Jerzy Kopa was a Polish football manager and player.
16. Marek Jóźwik
1947-. (aged 79)
athletics competitor
Marek Jan Jóźwik is a Polish former hurdler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He now works as a sports journalist and commentator for Telewizja Polska. He is also the president of the Polish Curling Association.
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17. Władysław Kozakiewicz
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
athletics competitor
Władysław Kozakiewicz is a Lithuanian-born retired Polish athlete who specialised in the pole vault. He is best known for winning the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and the bras d'honneur gesture which he showed to the hostile Soviet crowd. In Poland, where the gesture was viewed as a symbol of resistance against Soviet dominance, it became...
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18. Wiktor Chabel
1985-. (aged 41)
rower
Wiktor Chabel is a Polish rower. He competed in the men's quadruple sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In October 2017 he married a Polish rower Monika Ciaciuch.
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19. Bronisław Malinowski
1884-1942 (aged 58)
photographer
anthropologist
ethnographer
university teacher
ethnologist
Bronisław Kasper Malinowski was a Polish anthropologist and ethnologist whose writings on ethnography, social theory, and field research have exerted a lasting influence on the discipline of anthropology.
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