Janusz Sidło

Janusz Sidło

200px Janusz Sidlo in 1974
Personal information
Born	19 June 1933 Katowice, Poland
Died	2 August 1993 (aged 60) Warsaw, Poland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin throw
Club	Baildon Katowice, Spójnia Gdańsk, Spójnia Warszawa
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	86.22 m (1970)
Medal record Representing Poland Olympic Games Melbourne 1956 Javelin throw European Championships Bern 1954 Javelin throw Stockholm 1958 Javelin throw Athens 1969 Javelin throw

Janusz Sidło (19 June 1933 – 2 August 1993) was a Polish javelin thrower. He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968 Olympics and finished in 18th, 2nd, 8th, 4th and 7th place, respectively. He was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and later the Knight's Cross. During his long career Sidło won 14 national titles and competed in five European Championships (1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, and 1969), winning them in 1954 and 1958 and medalling in 1969.

In October 1953, Sidło set a new European record at 80.15 m in Jena, and in June 1956, he set a world record at the 83.66 m in Milan. He went to the 1956 Summer Olympics as a favourite, and was equipped with a modern javelin made of steel, while most of his competitors still used wooden ones. Sidło led the competition with a throw of 79.98 m, but then lent his javelin to his poorly performing friend, Egil Danielsen from Norway. Danielsen set a new world record at 85.71 m and won the gold medal.