Mieczysław Łopatka

{{Short description|Polish basketball player and coach}}

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| name = Mieczysław Łopatka

| image =Mieczysław Łopatka DD4 27IX1990.jpg

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lbs = 212

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| nationality = Polish

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|10|10}}

| birth_place = Drachowo, Poland

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| career_start = 1955

| career_end = 1976

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| career_position = Small forward

| coach_start = 1972

| coach_end = 1994

| years1 = 1955–1958

| team1 = Kolejarz Gniezno

| years2 = 1958–1961

| team2 = Lech Poznań

| years3 = 1961–1972

| team3 = Śląsk Wrocław

| years4 = 1972–1975

| team4 = Montbrison

| years5 = 1975–1976

| team5 = Élan Chalon-sur-Saône

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| cyears1 = 1972–1975

| cteam1 = Montbrison (player-coach)

| cyears2 = 1975–1976

| cteam2 = Élan Chalon-sur-Saône (player-coach)

| cyears3 = 1976–1982

| cteam3 = Śląsk Wrocław

| cyears4 = 1985

| cteam4 = Standard Liège

| cyears5 = 1990–1994

| cteam5 = Śląsk Wrocław

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As a player

• FIBA European Selection (1969)
• 2× Polish League champion (1965, 1970)
• Polish Cup winner (1972)
• 2× Polish League Player of the Year (1965, 1969)
• 4× Polish League Top Scorer (1961, 1963, 1966, 1967)

As a head coach:

• 8× Polish League champion (1977, 1979–1981, 1991–1994)
• 3× Polish Cup winner (1977, 1980, 1992)

| FIBA_HOF_player = Mieczysław-Łopatka

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{{MedalCountry | {{bk|POL}} }}

{{MedalSport|Men's Basketball}}

{{MedalCompetition|EuroBasket}}

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{{MedalBronze|1965 Soviet Union|}}

{{MedalBronze|1967 Finland|}}

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Mieczysław Edwin Łopatka (born 10 October 1939) is a Polish former professional basketball player and coach. At a height of {{convert|1.96|m|ftin|abbr=on}} tall, and a weight of {{convert|96|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, he played at the small forward position.