Famous People with Name Zdzislaw

Zdzislaw Szubski            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Zdzislaw Szubski: is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won four medals in the K-4 10000 m at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers (1978, 1979, 1981) and a bronze (1977).

Zdzislaw Tomyslak            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Zdzislaw Tomyslak: is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Zdzislaw Hoffmann            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Zdzislaw Hoffmann: is a retired triple jumper from Poland, who represented his native country in the men's triple jump at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He is best known for winning the gold medal at the inaugural 1983 World Championships, for which he was named Polish Sportspersonality of the Year at the end of the year.

Zdzislaw Szlapkin            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Zdzislaw Szlapkin: is a former male racewalker from Poland, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He set his personal best (1:20.52) in the men's 20 km walk event in 1988.

Zdzislaw Najder            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Zdzislaw Najder: is a Polish historian of literature, a former opponent of the government of the Polish People's Republic, and former director of the Polish section of Radio Free Europe.When martial law was declared in Poland (December 13, 1981) Najder, internationally renowned for his work on Joseph Conrad, was a visiting scholar at Oxford University. A supporter of Solidarity, he remained abroad and, on the recommendation of Jan Nowak-Jezioranski, was appointed director of the Polish-language service of Radio Free Europe (RFE), a post he held until 1987. During his tenure, in Poland he was sentenced to death in absentia for alleged collaboration with U.S. intelligence.