Stanisław Kowalski

Stanislaw Kowalski

Kowalski in 2015
Personal information
Born	(1910-04-14)April 14, 1910 Rogówek, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Died	(2022-04-05)April 5, 2022 (aged 111 years, 356 days) Świdnica, Poland
Occupation	Masters Athlete (M105 age division)
Sport
Country	Poland
Sport	sprinting shot put discus throw
Event(s)	Polish Veterans Championships in Toruń, 28 June 2015

Stanisław Kowalski (April 14, 1910 — April 5, 2022) was a Polish Masters athlete. He was born in Torun, Poland. When he competed at the Polish Veterans Championships on June 28, 2015, in Torun he became the world's oldest athlete.^[1]

On that day, Kowalski ran the 100 metres in 34.50, threw the shot put 4.27 and the discus 7.50.^[2] By competing in those events, he surpassed the accomplishments of John Whittemore, who competed at 104 years 10 months. M100 world record holder Hidekichi Miyazaki turned 105 on September 22, 2015 and two days later joined Kowalski as the second competitor in the division^[3] though Kowalski was 77 days older when he competed.

Kowalski became the oldest living man in Poland after the death of 108 year old Józef Żurek on 20 March 2018.^[4] He became a supercentenarian on 14 April 2020.^[5]

Kowalski died on April 5, 2022 in Świdnica, Poland nine days before his 112th birthday.^[6]

References

1. "Witaj na stronie startowej". pzwla.eu. Archived from the original on 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
2. "pzwla.eu". www5.pzwla.eu.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. "World's Oldest Sprinter Sets New Record at 105". NBC News.
4. Tomasz Więcławski (22 March 2018). "Pogrzeb najstarszego mężczyzny w Polsce - Józefa Żurka" (in Polish). Interia. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
5. "Stanisław Kowalski ze Świdnicy skończył dziś 110 lat" (in Polish). swidnica24.pl. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
6. Stanisław Kowalski nie żyje. Najstarszy mężczyzna w Polsce za kilka dni skończyłby 112 lat (in Polish)