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Janusz Pawłowski

Polish judoka (born 1959)

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Born
20 July 1959, Sopot
Citizenship
Poland
Sport
judo
Occupation
judoka
Height
165 cm (5 ft 5 in)

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.

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.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1980 Summer Olympics1980
1988 Summer Olympics1988

External links

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