28 October 2020(2020-10-28) (aged 82) Rybnik, Poland
Height
1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight
69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Discipline
Road
Role
Rider
Amateur teams
Flota Gdynia
Start Bielsko-Biała
Stanisław Gazda (11 May 1938 – 28 October 2020) was a Polish cyclist.[1]
Career
He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome in the road race and finished in sixth place.[2] He was on the podium of the Tour de Pologne in 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963 and 1972 and won the race in 1963.[3] In 1962, he finished third in the Peace Race.[4] He also won three stages in this race; one each in 1960, 1962 and 1964.[5]
Gazda was a carpenter by profession but later worked as a councilor. He married Lydia, a teacher; they have a daughter Ewa and son Wojciech and lived in Pszczyna. Gazda was awarded the Cross of Merit. His brother Kazimierz was also a competitive cyclist.[6]
