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Wladyslaw Komar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | Komar won his first medal in a major international competition when he finished third at the 1966 European Championships in Budapest. |
 | | Wladyslaw missed the 1969 European Championships, but competed in the next edition at Helsinki in 1971, where he won the bronze medal. |
 | | Komar's finest hour was undoubtedly at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, where he caused some surprise by throwing a huge personal best and Olympic record of 21.18m on his first throw. |
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