Gerard Mach Explained

Gerard Mach
Birth Name:Gerard Zygfryd Mach
Nationality:Polish
Sport:Sprinting
Event:200 metres
Birth Date:16 September 1926
Birth Place:Free City of Danzig
Death Place:Ottawa, Canada

Gerard Zygfryd Mach (16 September 1926  - 22 September 2015) was a Polish sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres and 400 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] Before focusing fully on athletics, Mach also played football in Gdańsk before the age of 20, playing for both Gedania Gdańsk and Lechia Gdańsk, making 3 appearances and scoring 2 goals in the league for Lechia.

Notes and References

  1. Gerard Mach Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418100655/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/gerard-mach-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 9 July 2017.