Tadeusz Ślusarski (19 May 1950 in Żary – 17 August 1998 on the E65 road near Ostromice) was a Polish Olympic gold medalist in pole vault at the 1976 Olympics, as well as a silver medalist at the 1980 Olympics (behind another Polish champion Władysław Kozakiewicz).
He died in a car crash together with the Polish shot put gold medalist from the 1972 Munich Olympics, Władysław Komar.[1]
Representing | |||||
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1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, Germany | 11th (q) | 5.00 m[2] | |
1974 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5.35 m |
European Championships | Rome, Italy | 7th | 5.20 m | ||
1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5.50 m |
1977 | Universiade | Sofia, Bulgaria | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5.50 m |
1978 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5.45 m |
1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5.65 m |
1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 12th | 5.35 m | |
1983 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | 5.50 m | |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | 5.55 m |