Janusz Pawłowski

Janusz Pawłowski (born 20 July 1959 in Sopot) is a retired male judoka from Poland. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and won the bronze medal in the Men's Half-Lightweight (– 65 kg) division.

Janusz Pawłowski

Janusz Pawłowski (left), bronze medalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Personal information
Born	20 July 1959 (1959-07-20) (age 62)
Medal record Men's Judo Representing  Poland Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 1 World Championships 0 0 3 European Championships 0 0 0 Total 0 1 4 Olympic Games 1988 Seul Half-Lightweight 1980 Moscow Half-Lightweight World Championships 1979 Paris Half-Lightweight 1983 Moscow Half-Lightweight 1987 Essen Half-Lightweight

He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he advanced to the final by defeating Japan's 1987 world champion Yosuke Yamamoto in the semi-final and took the silver medal in the Men's Half-Lightweight (– 65 kg) division after a match with no point earned by either side. Referees' decision in the final gave the win to South Korea's Lee Kyung-Keun.

After his retirement from competition judo, he had been working as a national coach in Poland, Kuwait, Italy, and Slovenia. Currently, he is working as the head judo coach at a private judo club in Turin, Italy.

On 29 June 2013 he became part of the Polish Sport Hall of Fame and received his own bronze star on the street of Olympic training center in Cetniewo, Poland.