Background
He was born in Żnin and represented the clubs Budowlanych Bydgoszcz and Zawisza Bydgoszcz.
He was born in Żnin and represented the clubs Budowlanych Bydgoszcz and Zawisza Bydgoszcz.
He finished eighth at the 1972 European Indoor Championships, and seventh at the 1972 Olympic Games.
He did not do quite as well at the 1974 European Championships, when he placed fifth. At the 1975 European Indoor Championships he took another silver medal, and he followed with a victory at the 1975 Summer Universiade. At the 1976 Olympic Games he finished thirteenth.
He won three medals at the European Indoor Championships. He then won a silver medal at the 1973 European Indoor Championships and won gold at the 1974 European Indoor Championships. He was the Polish champion in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1978 and Polish indoor champion in 1973, 1974 and 1975. His personal best jump was 17.06 metres (5597 ft), achieved in June 1973 in Warsaw.