Gerard Zygfryd Mach (16 September 1926 – 22 September 2015) was a Polish sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres and 400 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Before focusing fully on athletics, Mach also played football in Gdańsk before the age of 20, playing for both Gedania Gdańsk and Lechia Gdańsk, making 3 appearances and scoring 2 goals in the league for Lechia.
International competitions Representing 1949World Festival of Youth and StudentsBudapest, Hungary3rdMedley relay3:31.31951World Festival of Youth and StudentsEast Berlin, East Germany3rd4 × 400 m relay3:17.21952Olympic GamesHelsinki, Finland20th (qf)200 m22.1218th (h)400 m48.6411954World Student GamesBudapest, Hungary2nd400 m48.32nd4 × 400 m relay3:14.6European ChampionshipsBern, Switzerland17th (h)400 m48.97th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:13.11955World Festival of Youth and StudentsWarsaw, Poland2nd4 × 400 m relay3:11.81958European ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden17th (sf)400 m48.5 1Did not start in the quarterfinals
Personal bests 100 metres – 10.8 (Gdańsk 1951) 200 metres – 21.4 (Bydgoszcz 1957) 400 metres – 47.5 (Bydgoszcz 1958)
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