Jan Falandys

Jan Falandys (born 18 June 1956) is a retired light-flyweight freestyle wrestler from Poland. He won bronze medals at the world championships in 1979 and 1983 and placed fourth at the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[1][2]

Jan Falandys

Falandys in 2013
Personal information
Born	18 June 1956 (1956-06-18) (age 68) Sokołów Małopolski, Poland[1]
Height	156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Sport
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Club	Stal Rzeszów
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  Poland World Championships 1979 San Diego -48 kg 1983 Kiev -48 kg European Championships 1979 Bucharest -48 kg

1979 World Championships

Flandys competed in the 1979 World Wrestling Championships, representing Poland, and won bronze in the 48 kg category.

1979 World Championship Matches

Round	Opponent	Country	Outcome
1
2
3[3]	Bob Weaver	United States	Defeat
4
5
Final[4]	Bob Weaver	United States	Defeat

1980 Summer Olympics

Falandys competed in the freestyle wrestling competition at the 1980 Olympics, and placed 4th overall. He was eliminated from the competition after a defeat to Jang Se-hong, who would place 2nd in the competition.

1980 Olympics Matches

Round	Opponent	Country	Outcome
1[1]	Claudio Pollio	Italy	Defeat
2[5]	Mohammad Aktar	Afghanistan	Victory
3[6]	Gheorghe Rasovan	Romania	Victory
4[7]	Mahabir Singh	India	Victory
5[6]	Jang Se-hong	North Korea	Defeat

1983 World Championships

Flandys competed in the 1983 World Wrestling Championships, representing Poland, and won bronze in the 48 kg category.

1983 World Championship Matches

Round	Opponent	Country	Outcome
1
2
3[8]	Niku Hincu	Romania	Victory
4
5[8]	Kim Chul-Hwan	North Korea	Defeat
Final[9]	Laszlo Biro	Romania	Victory

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jan Falandys". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
2. "Falandys, Jan (POL)". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
3. "Amateur Wrestling: World Championships at San Diego: Freestyle". Los Angeles Times. 28 August 1979. p. 35. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
4. "Russians dominate world wrestling". Edmonton Journal. 28 August 1979. p. 40. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
5. "Just Checking". Alabama Journal. 28 July 1980. p. 14. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
6. "Today's Results - Wrestling". The Town Talk. 29 July 1980. p. 10. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
7. "Today's Results". The Town Talk. 29 July 1980. p. 10. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
8. "wrestling - World Championships". The Jackson Sun. 28 September 1983. p. 26. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
9. "Wrestling - World Freestyle". The Charlotte News. 30 September 1983. p. 12. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

External links

• Jan Falandys at the International Wrestling Database
• Jan Falandys at Olympedia
• Jan Falandys at Olympics.com
• Jan Falandys at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)