{"id":7783,"date":"2026-01-22T05:58:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T04:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pensylwania.com\/?p=7783"},"modified":"2026-01-22T05:58:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T04:58:39","slug":"triumf-starego-mistrza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pensylwania.com\/?p=7783","title":{"rendered":"Triumf starego mistrza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Czas na drug\u0105 ods\u0142on\u0119 pingpongowych mistrzostw KS Pensylwania 1979r.w wydaniu analitycznym. To d\u0142ugie opowiadanie. \u015awiadectwo, \u017ce by\u0142 w \u0141ajskach taki ciep\u0142y KLIMAT dla sportu. W nieogrzewanej remizie codziennie spotyka\u0142a si\u0119 grupa m\u0142odzie\u017cy, by pogra\u0107 w ping ponga, szachy albo warcaby.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>Historia. Rok 1979. \u0141ajski. Tenis Sto\u0142owy(cz.2)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Triumf starego mistrza<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>48-letni Jan GRONEK zosta\u0142 pingpongowym mistrzem KS Pensylwania w roku 1979. W decyduj\u0105cym o tym tytule pojedynku, w trzech setach g\u0142adko wygra\u0142 z wtedy 19.letnim Zbigniewem Oktab\u0105.<\/p>\n<p>Tym razem faworyt nie zawi\u00f3d\u0142. Na drodze do tytu\u0142u, w p\u00f3\u0142finale napotka\u0142 swego najwi\u0119kszego rywala Mieczys\u0142awa So\u0142tysa i po zaci\u0119tej walce wygra\u0142 w pi\u0119ciu setach. To pierwsze tego typu osi\u0105gni\u0119cie seniora rodu Gronk\u00f3w, kt\u00f3ry po d\u0142ugiej przerwie zn\u00f3w wzi\u0105\u0142 do r\u0119ki ma\u0142\u0105 rakietk\u0119 ze zwyk\u0142ymi ok\u0142adzinami.<\/p>\n<p>Przybli\u017cmy kr\u00f3ciutko sylwetk\u0119 tego nietuzinkowego sportowca z lat 50.ub.wieku. Stary\/Nowy mistrz Jan Gronek, u\u017cywaj\u0105cy imienia Zbyszek, pingpongowe szlify zdobywa\u0142 w klubie Sp\u00f3jnia Warszawa. Mia\u0142 18 lat i uko\u0144czone LO im.Marii Konopnickiej w Legionowie. A tak\u017ce talent do gry w tenisa sto\u0142owego. By\u0142 w\u00f3wczas pracownikiem GUS i z rodzinnej Olszewnicy Starej doje\u017cd\u017ca\u0142 do stolicy; a w\u0142a\u015bciwie to z odleg\u0142ej o blisko 2 km stacji PKP Chotom\u00f3w, do kt\u00f3rej niemal codziennie pod\u0105\u017ca\u0142 na wys\u0142u\u017conym rowerze swojego ojca Boles\u0142awa. Bo w soboty i niedziele gra\u0142 w zawodach i turniejach. Szybko pi\u0105\u0142 si\u0119 w klubowej hierarchii. W tej dyscyplinie ten sto\u0142eczny klub szczyci\u0142 si\u0119 wieloma zawodnikami posiadaj\u0105cymi tytu\u0142y i medale mistrzostw Polski i Europy. Po latach cz\u0119sto wspomina\u0142 te zacne postacie, od kt\u00f3rych si\u0119 tak du\u017co nauczy\u0142. Umiej\u0119tno\u015bci nabyte w czasie trening\u00f3w z \u00f3wczesnymi czo\u0142owymi pingpongistami Polski: Januszem Kusi\u0144skim i Romanem Kowalskim, Zbigniewem Cali\u0144skim i jego \u2013tam poznan\u0105 &#8211; \u017con\u0105 Danut\u0105, z domu Szmidt, procentowa\u0142y d\u0142ugo, przynosz\u0105c p\u00f3\u017aniej liczne zwyci\u0119stwa w wielu lokalnych turniejach i zawodach. Po za\u0142o\u017ceniu rodziny w 1953 i p\u00f3\u017aniejszym narodzeniu trzech syn\u00f3w, zmieni\u0142 prac\u0119 oraz zrezygnowa\u0142 z trening\u00f3w. Ale umiej\u0119tno\u015bci nabyte w Sp\u00f3jni pozosta\u0142y na d\u0142ugie lata.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wyniki <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eliminacje. Kolejno\u015b\u0107 w grupach:<\/p>\n<p>Grupa A 1.Gronek Longin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2. Kado Waldemar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3.Rosa Tadeusz<\/p>\n<p>Grupa B 1. Gronek Jan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2. Kado Grzegorz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3. Gronek Micha\u0142<\/p>\n<p>Grupa C 1.So\u0142tys Mieczys\u0142aw\u00a0 2. Przybysz Andrzej\u00a0\u00a0 3. Burza Augustyn<\/p>\n<p>Grupa D 1.Oktaba Zbigniew\u00a0 2. Krawczyk Zbigniew\u00a0 3. R\u0119belski Adam<\/p>\n<p>Grupa E 1.Twardo Franciszek 2. Kurkowski Edward 3. Kuska Andrzej<\/p>\n<p>Grupa F 1.Kado Grzegorz II\u00a0 2. Wrzesi\u0144ski Maciej\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3. So\u0142tys Robert<\/p>\n<p>Grupa G 1.Gronek Andrzej\u00a0\u00a0 2.Michalak Dariusz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3.Gurecki Marek<\/p>\n<p>Grupa H 1. Kurkowski Waldemar\u00a0 2. Kado Jacek 3-4.Kwiatkowski Bogumi\u0142- G\u00f3recki Zdzis\u0142aw<\/p>\n<p>Zwyci\u0119zcy grup stworzyli pary \u0107wier\u0107fina\u0142owe. Grano do 2 wygranych set\u00f3w.<\/p>\n<p>Oktaba Zbigniew \u2013 Gronek Andrzej 2-1 (-18,9,20)<\/p>\n<p>Gronek Jan \u2013 Twardo Franciszek 2-0 (8,11)<\/p>\n<p>So\u0142tys Mieczys\u0142aw \u2013 Gronek Longin 2-0 (17,17)<\/p>\n<p>Kado Grzegorz II \u2013 Kurkowski Waldemar 2-0 (8,16)<\/p>\n<p>P\u00f3\u0142fina\u0142y<\/p>\n<p>Oktaba Zbigniew &#8211; Kado Grzegorz II\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3-1 (17,14,-16,18)<\/p>\n<p>Gronek Jan \u2013 So\u0142tys Mieczys\u0142aw 3-2 (17,-8,-9,19,19)<\/p>\n<p>O 3 miejsce<\/p>\n<p>So\u0142tys Mieczys\u0142aw \u2013 Kado Grzegorz II 3-0 (12,19,11)<\/p>\n<p>FINA\u0141<\/p>\n<p><u>GRONEK JAN<\/u> \u2013 Oktaba Zbigniew 3-0 (13,16,12<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7784\" src=\"https:\/\/pensylwania.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tata-Jan-ZBYSZEK-150-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pensylwania.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tata-Jan-ZBYSZEK-150-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/pensylwania.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tata-Jan-ZBYSZEK-150.jpg 447w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/p>\n <img src='https:\/\/pensylwania.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/dp-post-views\/images\/eyes.png' class='dppv_eyes' width='100' height='100'> 29\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;7783&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Oce\u0144 ten post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Triumf starego mistrza&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; 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To d\u0142ugie opowiadanie. \u015awiadectwo, \u017ce by\u0142 w \u0141ajskach taki ciep\u0142y KLIMAT dla sportu. W nieogrzewanej remizie codziennie spotyka\u0142a si\u0119 grupa m\u0142odzie\u017cy, by pogra\u0107 w ping ponga, szachy albo warcaby. \u00a0Historia. Rok 1979. \u0141ajski. Tenis Sto\u0142owy(cz.2) Triumf starego mistrza 48-letni Jan GRONEK zosta\u0142 pingpongowym mistrzem KS Pensylwania w roku 1979. W decyduj\u0105cym o tym tytule pojedynku, w trzech setach g\u0142adko wygra\u0142 z wtedy 19.letnim Zbigniewem&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,88],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aktualnosci","category-historia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pensylwania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7783"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pensylwania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pensylwania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pensylwania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pensylwania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7783"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pensylwania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7785,"href":"https:\/\/pensylwania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7783\/revisions\/7785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pensylwania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pensylwania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pensylwania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pensylwania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}