Piotr Wawryniuk

Twice Olympian (Mexico 68 and Munich 72), MP medalist (runner-up - Olsztyn 70 and champion - Warsaw 71) in show jumping. Riding instructor.

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He was born on June 29, 1943 in Pawłów Stary. Biała Podlaska District, Lublin Voivodeship.

Father Stanislaus. Mother Maria née Bujan. Sisters Jadwiga and Teresa. Brother Janusz. Wife Felicja née Łukomska. A graduate of the Agricultural Technical School in Środa Wielkopolska.


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Wawryniuk graduated from the Agricultural Technical School in Środa Wielkopolska. In Wola, he was a rider, he took care of the horses. Veterinary paramedic course during basic military service. He was a rider all the time on horses prepared for export, an equerry and a competitor.

He competed with outstanding competitors: Marian Babirecki, Andrzej Orłoś, Stefan Pękala in the Versatile Riding Horse Competition, Dressage, and Show Jumping. He was a student of Major Jan Mossakowski.

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And so Poprad went to Piotr Wawryniuk. In sports, they never parted again. Wawryniuk had already won the Polish Championships in Gniezno in Altyn with the fifth place and in 1969 in Kwidzyn the fourth with Poprad and Bart. In 1968, in CHIO in Olsztyn, they had the first and second place individually, and the first place in the Nations Cup. They became Olympians in Mexico in 1968.

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They kind of warmed up after the Olympic start. Their good results became more regular. Since then, the pair of Poprad and Wawryniuk has been an iron point of the Polish team, entered into the All Nations Cup, where, due to the phlegmatic nature of the rider and the horse's high regularity, they usually started last in the team.

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Near Oslo he was a trainer, he rode a horse. He took care of young people in competitions. He was a trainer of the national team in the Versatile Riding Horse Competition. For thirteen years, his players won the National Championship six times. They were the best.

The head of the Equestrian Center, employing Piotr Wawryniuk, was also the manager of the only company in the world that connects high-pressure pipes without welding, and offered Piotr a permanent job at GS Hydro Norge.

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Author: Witold Duński

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