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Zenon Ważny, 87, Polish Olympic pole vaulter (1956).
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|Zenon Romuald Ważny (6 December 1929 – 23 October 2017) was a Polish pole vaulter. He was born in Wilno, Poland (now in Lithuania). He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he placed sixth in men's pole vault.
His personal best in the event was 4.53 metres set in Warsaw in 1958, which at the time was the national record.
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