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In 1956 he also finished 17th in the discus throw and was selected as the Olympic flag bearer for Poland.
In 1956 he also finished 17th in the discus throw and was selected as the Olympic flag bearer for Poland.
That year he was ranked as the world"s best hammer thrower. Rut was born in a family of a carpenter in Przeworsk, and completed his school studies in Wroclaw in 1950. In 1966 he received a master"s degree in sanitation engineering.
He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics in the hammer throw and won a bronze medal in 1960. At the European championships he won a gold medal in 1958 setting a new continental record. During his athletics career Rut won 8 national titles in the hammer throw (1955–1958, 1961, 1964, 1965) and discus throw (1956) and set 18 national records.
