Edward Romanowski (30 July 1944 – 11 November 2007) was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.
He was born in Warsaw and represented the club Legia Warszawa. At the 1967 European Indoor Games he won a silver medal in the 4 × 300 metres relay, which he ran together with Tadeusz Jaworski, Jan Balachowski and Edmund Borowski. At the 1968 Olympic Games he reached heat two of the 200 metres. In the 4 × 100 metres relay he finished eighth in the final together with Wiesław Maniak, Zenon Nowosz and Marian Dudziak. At the 1969 European Indoor Games he won a gold medal in the relay, where Poland was the only competing team. The teammates were Andrzej Badeński, Henryk Szordykowski and Jan Radomski.
He became Polish 200 metres champion in 1968.
He was buried at the Służew Old Cemetery in Warsaw.
International competitions Representing 1965UniversiadeBudapest, Hungary11th (sf)100 m10.64th200 m21.35th4 × 100 m relay41.0European Cup FinalStuttgart, West Germany2nd4 × 100 m relay39.51966European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary17th (h)200 m21.51967European Indoor GamesPrague, Czechoslovakia2nd4 × 300 m relay2:20.2European Cup FinalKiev, Soviet Union5th4 × 100 m relay40.41968Olympic GamesMexico City, Mexico10th (sf)200 m20.808th4 × 100 m relay39.21969European Indoor GamesBelgrade, Yugoslavia1stMedley relay4:16.4European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece4th4 × 100 m relay39.551970European Cup FinalStockholm, Sweden2nd4 × 100 m relay39.5
Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 10.3 (Jena 1964) 200 metres – 20.80 (Mexico City 1968)
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