Edward Romanowski

{{Short description|Polish sprinter (1944–2007)}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Indoor Championships}}

{{MedalSilver| 1967 Prague | 4 x 300 m relay}}

{{MedalSilver| 1969 Belgrade | Medley relay}}

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Edward Romanowski (30 July 1944 – 11 November 2007) was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.

He was born in Warsaw and represented the club Legia Warszawa.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/edward-romanowski-1.html|title=Edward Romanowski|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=3 January 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217230232/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/edward-romanowski-1.html|archivedate=17 December 2012}} At the 1967 European Indoor Games he won a silver medal in the 4 x 300 metres relay, which he ran together with Tadeusz Jaworski, Jan Balachowski and Edmund Borowski.{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1967/m67_12.html|title=1967 European Indoor Games, men's relay final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|accessdate=30 May 2011}} At the 1968 Olympic Games he reached heat two of the 200 metres. In the 4 x 100 metres relay he finished eighth in the final together with Wiesław Maniak, Zenon Nowosz and Marian Dudziak. At the 1969 European Indoor Games he won a gold medal in the relay, where Poland was the only competing team. The teammates were Andrzej Badeński, Henryk Szordykowski and Jan Radomski.{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1969/m69_13.html|title=1969 European Indoor Games, men's relay final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|accessdate=3 January 2012}}

He became Polish 200 metres champion in 1968.{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/pol.htm|title=Polish Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=3 January 2012}}

He was buried at the Służew Old Cemetery in Warsaw.{{Cite web|url=https://pzla.pl/aktualnosci/1170-zmarl-edward-romanowski|title=Zmarł Edward Romanowski|website=pzla.pl}}