Kazimierz Lipień

Kazimierz Lipień (6 February 1949 – 13 November 2005) was a featherweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Poland. He competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and placed third, first and sixth, respectively. Between 1971 and 1979 he collected 12 medals at the world and European championships, including five gold medals. His twin brother Józef was also an Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler.[1][2]

Kazimierz Lipień

Lipień (right) in 1976
Personal information
Born	6 February 1949 Jaczków, Poland[1]
Died	13 November 2005 (aged 56) New York City, U.S.
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	MKS Jelenia Góra Wisłoki Dębica[1]
Coached by	Czeslaw Korzen (personal)[2] Janusz Tracewski (national)[3]
Medal record Representing  Poland Olympic Games 1972 Munich -62 kg 1976 Montreal -62 kg World Championships 1971 Sofia -62 kg 1973 Tehran -62 kg 1974 Katowice -62 kg 1975 Minsk -62 kg 1977 Goteborg -62 kg 1978 Mexico City -62 kg European Championships 1972 Katowice -62 kg 1973 Helsinki -62 kg 1975 Ludwigshafen -62 kg 1977 Leningrad -62 kg 1978 Sofia -62 kg 1979 Bucharest -62 kg

Lipień was born in a large family, and besides Józef had four brothers, Edward, Stanisław, Bogdan and Zbigniew, and two sisters, Ewa and Michalina. He graduated from a technical school in 1972, and in 1980 received a coaching degree in Warsaw. In 1981 he moved to Sweden, where he won three national titles (in 1981 and 1985 in Greco-Roman and in 1982 in freestyle wrestling) and trained wrestlers at various clubs for ten years. In 1991 he returned to Poland and headed the national junior wrestling team. He died in the United States, and was survived by wife Antonina and sons Peter and Jacob.[3]