Tadeusz Zieliński (athlete)

{{Short description|Polish athlete (1946–1977)}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Tadeusz Zieliński

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| image = TZielinski.jpg

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| nationality = Polish

| sport = Middle-distance running

| event = Steeplechase

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|3|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Przyłęki, Poland

| death_date = {{death date and age|1977|8|26|1946|3|15|df=yes}}

| death_place = Poznań, Poland

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Tadeusz Zieliński (15 March 1946 – 26 August 1977) was a Polish middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1972 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zi/tadeusz-zielinski-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070623/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zi/tadeusz-zielinski-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Tadeusz Zieliński Olympic Results |accessdate=23 November 2017}}

Zieliński died on 26 August 1977 in a car crash, one year after running 8:37.4 for 3000 m steeplechase in Poznań.{{cite news|title=Wydarzenia|newspaper={{ill|Kronika Miasta Poznania|pl}}|volume=2|issue=1978|page=124|language=pl}}{{Tilastopaja|42511}}