Stanisław Szozda (25 September 1950 – 23 September 2013) was an elite Polish cyclist.[1] He had his best achievements in the 100 km team time trial. In this event he won two silver medals at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics,[2] as well as two gold and two bronze medals at the world championships in 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1977. He was less successful in the individual road race, finishing in 76th and 11th place at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, respectively, and winning a silver medal at the 1973 UCI Road World Championships.[3][4]
At the age of 9, Szozda moved to Prudnik with his family. Here he graduated from primary school (1964) and agricultural engineering (1969). He took his first cycling steps in Zarzewie Prudnik (1967–1970) under the supervision of Franciszek Surmiński.[5]
He suffered a career-ending spinal injury after a fall during the 1978 Peace Race.
After retiring from competitions he worked as a trainer in the United States with Eddie Borysewicz, and after returning to Poland did not follow the traditional route of becoming a cycling coach. He was married to Grażyna Szozda; they have a daughter Natalia and a son Radosław. Szozda was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta.[4]
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^"Stanislaw Szozda, Olympic medalist and former world cycling champion from Poland, dies at 62". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
^ abcSZOZDA STANISŁAW 29 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Polish Olympic Committee
^PRUDNIK: NIE ŻYJE STANISŁAW SZOZDA, tygodnikprudnicki.pl
^"Tour de Pologne". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
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Stanisław Szozda at Cycling Archives
December 21, 2023
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