Lucjan Lis
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Born | Bytom, Poland | 8 August 1950||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 26 January 2015 | (aged 64)||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Ruchu Radzionków | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lucjan Roman Lis (8 August 1950 – 26 January 2015) was a Polish cyclist. He had his greatest success in the 100 km team time trial. In this event he won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics as well as a bronze and a gold medal at the world championships in 1971 and 1973, respectively. He was less successful in the individual road race, finishing in 36th place at the 1972 Olympics.[1] In 1973 he won the Tour de Pologne individually[2] and the Peace Race with the Polish team.[3][4]
Lis grew up in a small neighborhood in the coal mining city of Bytom and had a degree in mining. He started training in cycling following his elder brother Marian. In 1971 he had a serious injury of the achilles tendon that almost ended his career, but he recovered. He retired from competitions in 1975 and later had serious kidney problems. He married Barbara Lis, a nurse. They have two daughters, Laura and Romana, and a son Lucas, a competitive German cyclist. They lived together in Germany.[4] Lis died of a ruptured aorta on January 26, 2015, at the age of 64.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Lucjan Lis. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Tour de Pologne". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ Lucjan Lis sr. cyclingarchives.com
- ^ a b LIS LUCJAN ROMAN Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Polish Olympic Committee
- ^ Nie żyje legenda polskiego kolarstwa
External links
[edit]- Lucjan Lis at Cycling Archives (archived)
- 1950 births
- 2015 deaths
- Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists for Poland
- Polish male cyclists
- Olympic silver medalists for Poland
- Olympic medalists in cycling
- Sportspeople from Bytom
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- UCI Road World Champions (elite men)
- Cycling coaches
- 20th-century Polish sportsmen