Wojciech Zabłocki

Wojciech Mikołaj Zabłocki (6 December 1930 – 5 December 2020) was a Polish architect and fencer.[1]

Wojciech Zabłocki
Wojciech Zabłocki in May 2012
Personal information
Born(1930-12-06)6 December 1930
Warsaw, Poland
Died5 December 2020(2020-12-05) (aged 89)
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Poland
Men's Fencing
Olympic Games
1956 MelbourneTeam sabre
1960 RomeTeam sabre
1964 TokyoTeam sabre
World Championships
1959Team
1961Team
1962Team
1963Team
1954Team
1953Team
1957Team
1958Team
1961Individual

Sports career

Zabłocki participated in four Olympic Games: 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne, 1960 Rome, 1964 Tokyo and won two silver (1956, 1960) and one bronze medal (1964) in team sabre fencing.[2][3]

He participated in the FIE World Championships in Fencing and won four gold (team: 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963), one silver (team: 1954) and four bronze medals (individual: 1961; team: 1953, 1957, 1958).

Zabłocki won the Polish fencing championships five times. He was a member of MKS Katowice, Budowlani Kraków, Krakowski Klub Szermierzy (KKSz) and Marymont Warszawa teams.

Art career

Zablocki was an established professional artist. He was a founding member of the Art of the Olympians.[4]

Architectural works

Zabłocki was the designer of several sports buildings including The Józef Piłsudski Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw and a sports complex in Konin. He also co-designed the Silesian Insurgents Monument in Katowice in 1967 and the Presidential Palace in Damascus.

Selected bibliography
  • Z workiem szermierczym po świecie (1962)
  • Podróże z szablą (1965)
  • Szablą i piórkiem (1982)
  • Architektura dla potrzeb czynnej rekreacji w aglomeracjach miejskich (1968)
  • Cięcia prawdziwą szablą (1989)
  • " Architektura" (2007)

References
  1. "Wojciech Zabłocki". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. "Olympics Statistics: Wojciech Zabłocki". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  3. "Wojciech Zabłocki Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  4. "Wojciech Zablocki". Art of the Olympians. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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