A legend of Polish sports is dead. Waldemar Marszałek has died.
Waldemar Marszałek has died at the age of 82. His death was reported by “Super Express”. It is a great loss for Polish sport.
The information about Waldemar Marszałek’s death was confirmed by his son, Bartłomiej, in an interview with “Super Express”. – Dad died today at 7 am. He passed away as he lived, that is, in a masterly way. I held his hand until the very end. He did not suffer, he did not suffer – he said.
Waldemar Marszałek’s great successes
Waldemar Marszałek deserved to be called a sports legend. He had six world championship titles under his belt. He also won four gold medals at the Old Continent motorboat championship. He was among the world’s top for a very long time. Suffice it to say that he won his last world championship title at the age of 51. He was also brilliant on the domestic stage, where he won the Polish championship 40 times. He won prestigious competitions in Great Britain and Germany. He is one of the most successful motorboaters in the world.
The marshal was considered a sports hero in the country. His life included not only numerous successes in motorboating, but also tragedies resulting from the dangers of this sport. The Polish champion had several serious injuries. The worst was in 1982, when he experienced clinical death. He repeated many times that at a speed of 200 km/h, not everything can be predicted.
Sons instilled with passion from their father
Waldemar Marszałek’s sons, Bartłomiej and Bernard, also took part in motorboat sports. They were very much in awe of their father, but it’s hard to be surprised when we’re dealing with such an authority.
The champion who died on Tuesday competed until the end of the 90s. During his career, Waldemar Marszałek represented Polonia Warsaw. Later, he was also the president of the club and sat on the city council. The cause of the legendary athlete’s death was circulatory and respiratory failure.