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Polish judoka (born 1959)
Janusz Pawłowski
 Janusz Pawłowski (left), bronze medalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics. |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | (1959-07-20) 20 July 1959 (age 66) |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Country | Poland |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –65 kg |
| Rank | 6th dan black belt[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games |  (1988) |
| World Champ. |  (1979, 1983, 1987) |
| European Champ. |  (1982, 1983, 1986) |
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Poland Olympic Games  1988 Seoul –65 kg  1980 Moscow –65 kg World Championships 1979 Paris –65 kg 1983 Moscow –65 kg 1987 Essen –65 kg European Championships 1982 Rostock –65 kg 1983 Paris –65 kg 1986 Belgrade –65 kg |
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| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 17891 |
| JudoInside.com | 1151 |
| Updated on 6 June 2023 |
Janusz Pawłowski (born 20 July 1959 in Sopot) is a retired male judoka from Poland. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and won the bronze medal in the Men's Half-Lightweight (–65 kg) division.[2]
He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he advanced to the final by defeating Japan's 1987 world champion Yosuke Yamamoto in the semi-final and took the silver medal in the Men's Half-Lightweight (–65 kg) division after a match with no point earned by either side. Referees' decision in the final gave the win to South Korea's Lee Kyung-Keun.
After his retirement from competition judo, he had been working as a national coach in Poland, Kuwait, Italy, and Slovenia. Currently, worked as the head judo coach at a private judo club in Turin, Italy. Now he is currently working as Judo Canada's assistant head coach.
On 29 June 2013 he became part of the Polish Sport Hall of Fame and received his own bronze star on the street of Olympic training center in Cetniewo, Poland.
- ^ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Janusz Pawłowski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
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