Mieczysław Nowak

Mieczysław Nowak (22 December 1936 – 17 May 2006) was a Polish featherweight weightlifter. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished in third, fifth and seventh place, respectively. He won one gold (1970) and two silver medals (1965 and 1966) at world championships, and his Olympic bronze also counted as the world championships bronze in 1964. At the European championships, he won three gold (1965, 1966 and 1968), one silver (1970) and 1 bronze medals (1972). Nationally he won four titles (1965–1967, 1970) and set thirteen records.

Mieczysław Nowak

Nowak at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	22 December 1936 Chomęcice, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Died	17 May 2006 (69) Nowy Dwór Gdański, Pomorskie, Poland
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Club	LZS Wrocław Śląsk Wrocław WKS Flota Gdynia
Coached by	Aleksander Machowski Augustyn Dziedzic Klemens Roguski
Medal record Representing Poland Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo -60 kg World Championships 1965 Tehran -60 kg 1966 East Berlin -60 kg 1970 Columbus -60 kg European Championships 1965 Sofia -60 kg 1966 East Berlin -60 kg 1968 Leningrad -60 kg 1970 Szombathely -56 kg 1972 Constanta -60 kg

After retiring from competitions Nowak worked as a coach and a sports official.