Bronisław Malinowski (runner)

Bronisław Malinowski
Bronisław Malinowski during competitions in Fürth in preparations for the 1976 Olympic Summer Games
Personal information
Born(1951-06-04)4 June 1951
Nowe, Polish People's Republic
Died27 September 1981(1981-09-27) (aged 30)
Grudziądz, Polish People's Republic
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event3000 metres steeplechase
ClubOlimpia Grudziądz
Medal record

Bronisław Malinowski (Polish pronunciation: [brɔˈɲiswaf maliˈnɔfskʲi]; 4 June 1951 – 27 September 1981) was a Polish track and field athlete, who is best known for winning a gold medal in the 3000 m steeplechase race during the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union and the silver four years earlier in Montreal. One year after his last Olympic appearance, Malinowski was killed in a car accident in Grudziądz, at the age of 30.