Wojciech Zabłocki

Wojciech Zabłocki in May 2012
Personal information
Born	(1930-12-06)6 December 1930 Warsaw, Poland
Died	5 December 2020(2020-12-05) (aged 89)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Medal record Men's fencing Representing   Poland Men's Fencing Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Team sabre 1960 Rome Team sabre 1964 Tokyo Team sabre World Championships 1959 Team 1961 Team 1962 Team 1963 Team 1954 Team 1953 Team 1957 Team 1958 Team 1961 Individual

Wojciech Mikołaj Zabłocki (6 December 1930 – 5 December 2020) was a Polish architect and fencer, specialist in the saber modality. ^[1]

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).^{[ citation needed]}

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.^{[ citation needed]}

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.^{[ citation needed]}

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

• "Zabłocki Wojciech". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
• "Zabłocki Wojciech". WIEM Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22 April 2007.