Tadeusz Rut (11 October 1931 – 27 March 2002) was a Polish athlete. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics in the hammer throw and won a bronze medal in 1960. In 1956 he also finished 17th in the discus throw and was selected as the Olympic flag bearer for Poland. At the European championships he won a gold medal in 1958 setting a new continental record. That year he was ranked as the world's best hammer thrower.
Rut was born in a family of a carpenter in Przeworsk, and completed his school studies in Wrocław in 1950. In 1966 he received a master's degree in sanitation engineering. During his athletics career Rut won 8 national titles in the hammer throw (1955–1958, 1961, 1964, 1965) and discus throw (1956) and set 18 national records.
International competitions Representing 1954European ChampionshipsBern, Switzerland4thHammer throw57.70 m1956Olympic GamesMelbourne, Australia17th (q)Discus throw46.62 m14thHammer throw53.43 m1958European ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden1stHammer throw64.78 m1960Olympic GamesRome, Italy3rdHammer throw65.64 m1962European ChampionshipsBelgrade, Yugoslavia8thHammer throw62.95 m1964Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan10thHammer throw64.52 m1966European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary13th (q)Hammer throw61.26 m
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