Career
In 1946–1949 he set seven ratified world records: four in the snatch, one in the clean and jerk and two in the total. Stanczyk finished second at the 1952 Summer Olympics and third at the 1953 and 1954 world championships. During World World War II Stanczyk served in the United States. Army for three years.
During those years he competed in bowling, continued to lift weights, and trained other weightlifters.
In 1991 he was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame.