Ryszard Szurkowski

Ryszard Jan Szurkowski (born 12 January 1946 in Świebodów) is a retired road bicycle racer from Poland.

Ryszard Szurkowski

Personal information
Full name	Ryszard Jan Szurkowski
Born	(1946-01-12) 12 January 1946 Świebodów, Poland
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
Peace Race (1970, 1971, 1973, 1975) Dookoła Mazowsza (1977, 1978)
Medal record Representing  Poland Olympic Games Men's road bicycle racing Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team Road Race 1976 Montreal Team Road Race World Cycling Amateur Championships 1973 Barcelona Individual Road Race 1973 Barcelona Team Road Race 1975 Mettet Team Road Race 1974 Montreal Individual Road Race

Copy of R. Szurkowski medal and autograph in Sports Star Avenue in Dziwnów

He won twice Olympic silver medal in team time trial at Munich 1972 and Montreal 1976.[1][2]

Szurkowski won three gold medals and silver one in World Cycling Amateur Championships at Barcelona 1973, Montreal 1974, and Mettet 1975.

He won four times a cycling event The Peace Race in 1970, 1971, 1973, and 1975 and Dookoła Mazowsza in 1977 and 1978.

His son, Norbert, died in the September 11 attacks.

In 2018, Szurkowski crashed during a bike race in Germany at 40 km/h. He suffered serious injuries, incl. crushed spinal cord that left him paralyzed. After 5 months of therapy, he regained some of the sensation in his toes.