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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Jurisdiction | Association |
| Abbreviation | PZLA |
| Founded | 11 October 1919 (11 October 1919) |
| Affiliation | World Athletics |
| Affiliation date | 1921 (1921) |
| Regional affiliation | EAA |
| Headquarters | Warsaw |
| President | Henryk Olszewski |
| Secretary | Piotr Długosielski |
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The Polish Athletics Association (Polish: Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki – PZLA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Poland. Current president is Henryk Olszewski.
History
PZLA was founded in 1919 and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1921.
Former presidents:
- 1919–1921: Tadeusz Kuchar
- 1921–1926: Bronisław Kowalewski
- 1926–1930: Jerzy Misiński
- 1930–1939: Wacław Znajdowski
- 1945–1949: Walenty Foryś
- 1949–1965: Czesław Foryś
- 1965–1967: Michał Godlewski
- 1967: Henryk Krzemiński
- 1967–1969: Witold Gerutto
- 1969–1972: Andrzej Majkowski
- 1972–1973: Adam Zborowski
- 1973–1976: Piotr Nurowski
- 1976–1978: Stefan Milewski
- 1978–1980: Piotr Nurowski
- 1980–1984: Czesław Ząbecki
- 1984–1986: Leszek Wysłocki
- 1986–1988: Mieczysław Kolejwa (caretaker)
- 1988–1989: Jan Mulak (curator PZLA)
- 1989–1997: Czesław Ząbecki
- 1997–2009: Irena Szewińska
- 2009–2016: Jerzy Skucha
- 2016–...: Henryk Olszewski
Affiliations
PZLA is the national member federation for Poland in the following international organisations:
National records
PZLA maintains the Polish records in athletics.
Kit suppliers
Poland's kits are currently supplied by Polish sportswear company 4F.
References
- Constitución de la IAAF - RFEA.es (PDF) (in Spanish), IAAF, p. 60, retrieved April 20, 2013
External links
- (in Polish) Official website
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