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Polish volleyball legend Tomasz Wójtowicz dies aged 69

25.10.2022 12:30
Polish volleyball legend Tomasz Wójtowicz has died at the age of 69, sports officials have announced.
Tomasz Wójtowicz, pictured in September.
Tomasz Wójtowicz, pictured in September.Photo: PAP/Bartłomiej Wójtowicz

Wójtowicz was one of the biggest names in Polish volleyball, a former Olympic and world champion.

He was a key player for Poland’s national men’s volleyball team when it won the world championship in Mexico in 1974 and the Olympic gold at Montreal in 1976.

He passed away on Monday after losing a long battle against cancer, the Polish Volleyball Federation (PZPS) said.

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Source: IAR, PAP