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Polish pole vaulter, Władysław Kozakiewicz, controversially did what when he won his event in the 1980 Moscow Olympics?

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Polish pole vaulter, Władysław Kozakiewicz, controversially did what when he won his event in the 1980 Moscow Olympics?
posted Sep 24 by Madhavi Latha

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Gave the bras d'honneur gesture to the partisan Soviet public
He then took two further vaults and broke the world record. The gesture nearly led to the authorities' taking away his gold medal.

answer Sep 25 by Pankaj Deshmukh
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