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Kazimierz Lipień

Kazimierz Lipień
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Featherweight
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Featherweight

Kazimierz Lipień (6 February 1949 in Jaczków - 13 November 2005 in New York City) was a Polish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. He is the twin brother of the Polish wrestler, Józef Lipień.

Lipień has competed in three Olympics, from 1972 to 1980. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich he received a bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the featherweight. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal he won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling (featherweight). He finished 6th in Moscow in 1980.



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