Edmund Piątkowski (31 January 1936 – 28 March 2016) was a Polish track and field athlete, who competed in the discus event.
Piątkowski was multiple time Polish champion in the discus (1955, 1957–66, 1968–69). He participated in four European Championships in Athletics (1958, 1962, 1966, 1969), and three Olympic Games (1960, 1964, 1968).
In 1958, he won the gold medal at the 6th European Championships in Stockholm. In May 1959, he broke the European record (57.89); afterward in June 1959, he set the world record (59.91) at the Kusociński Memorial meet in Warsaw. Two years later, in August 1961, he yet again topped the European record (60.47) in Łódź.
In 1960, Piątkowski took 5th place in the 17th Olympic Games at Rome. In 1962, he took 4th at Belgrade (7th EU-ch). In 1964, he took 7th at Tokyo (18th Ol). In 1966, he took 4th at Budapest (8th EU-ch). In 1967, he won at Kiev (2nd European Cup). In 1968, he took 7th at Mexico City (19th Ol). In 1969, he took 12th at Athens (9th EU-ch). He died on 28 March 2016 at the age of 80.Nie żyje Edmund Piątkowski
International competitions Representing 1957World Festival of Youth and StudentsMoscow, Soviet Union3rdDiscus throw52.19 m1958European ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden1stDiscus throw53.92 m1959World Festival of Youth and StudentsVienna, Austria1stDiscus throw57.87 m1960Olympic GamesRome, Italy5thDiscus throw55.12 m1961UniversiadeSofia, Bulgaria1stDiscus throw59.15 m1962World Festival of Youth and StudentsHelsinki, Finland2ndShot put16.38 m1stDiscus throw57.37 mEuropean ChampionshipsBelgrade, Yugoslavia4thDiscus throw55.13 m1964Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan7thDiscus throw55.81 m1966European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary4thDiscus throw56.76 m1967European Cup FinalKiev, Soviet Union1stDiscus throw59.10 m1968Olympic GamesMexico City, Mexico7thDiscus throw59.40 m1969European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece12thDiscus throw53.64 m
Personal bests Shot put – 18.05 Discus throw – 61.12 (1967)
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