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Ryszard Szurkowski
Personal information
Full name Ryszard Jan Szurkowski
Born (1946-01-12)12 January 1946
Świebodów, Poland
Died 1 February 2021(2021-02-01) (aged 75)
Radom, Poland
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Major wins
  • Peace Race (1970, 1971, 1973, 1975)
  • Dookoła Mazowsza (1977, 1978)
Ryszard Szurkowski medal & autograph
Copy of Szurkowski's medal and autograph in Sports Star Avenue in Dziwnów

Ryszard Jan Szurkowski (12 January 1946 – 1 February 2021) was a Polish road bicycle racer, widely regarded as a legend of the sport in Poland.

Career

He was a silver medalist in the team trial at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, and also won three gold medals at the World Cycling Amateur Championships, two in 1973 (including one in the individual road race) and one in 1975. He won the Peace Race four times, in 1970, 1971, 1973 and 1975. He also came first twice in Dookoła Mazowsza, in 1977 and 1978.

His son, Norbert, died in the September 11 attacks.

In 2018, Szurkowski crashed during a bike race in Germany, suffering serious injuries, including a crushed spinal cord that left him paralyzed. After five months of therapy, he regained some of the sensation in his toes.

He died on 1 February 2021, twenty days after his 75th birthday.

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