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Born in Warsaw into a family of railroad worker, Janusz Kusocinski, or Kusy as he was nicknamed, played football in various Warsaw clubs as a schoolboy. He take up athletics in 1928 after joining the sport club "Sarmata". His coach there was a famous Estonian decathlete Aleksander Klumberg-Kolmpere .

In his first competition at Polish National Championships, Kusocinski surprisingly won the 5000 m and cross country titles. He missed the next season, because he was called on duty to the Polish army, but he came back stronger as ever. He won the Polish Champion titles in 1500 m, in 5000 m and in cross country in 1930 and 1931 and in 800 m in 1932.

Just about a month before the Los Angeles Olympics, Kusocinski runs a new world recordA world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. In the United States the form world's record was formerly more common. In a number of sports, such as athletics or swimming world records are set in a number of events in 3000 m (8:18.8) and later on that year, he sets a new unofficial world record in 4 mileA mile is any of several units of distance, or, as physicists say, of length. Today, one mile is mainly equal to about 1609 metres on land and 1852 metres at sea and in the air, but see below for the details. Current definitions The meanings of mile thats (19:02.6). At the Olympics themselves, Kusocinski wins a close battle against the FinnsSuomen TasavaltaRepubliken Finland ( In Detail) ( In Detail) National motto: None Official languages Finnish and Swedish Capital Helsinki President Tarja Halonen Prime minister Matti Vanhanen Area Total % water Ranked 64th 337,030 km² 9. 4% Population Tot Volmari Iso-HolloVolmari Fritijof "Vomma" Iso-Hollo ( May 1, 1907 June 23, 1969) was a Finnish athlete, winner of two gold medals in 3000 m steeplechase at the Olympic Games. Born in Ylojarvi, Finland, Volmari Iso-Hollo was one of the last in a group of Finnish runners ca and Lasse Virtanen in 10 000 m with a world seasons best time 30.11.4.

After finishing second in the first European Championships at TurinTurin Location Region Piedmont Province Torino Area Total Water 130 km² (50 mi²)##. Population Total ( 2002) Density 857,433 6,596/km² Time zone CET: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 45°04'N7°40'E(##. . External link: Turin ( Italian Torino is a major industrial in 5000 m, Kusocinski decided to retire from athletics, but made a comeback in 1939Events January-June January 2 End of term for Frank Finley Merriam, 28th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Culbert Levy Olson. January 24 Earthquake kills 30. 000 in Chile about 50. 000 sq mi razed January 26 Falangists take Barcelona January 26 by winning the 10 000 m at the Polish National Championships.

Kusocinski volunteered to the Polish army, after Poland was attacked by GermansThe Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland is one of the world's leading industrialized countries, located in the middle of the European Union. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to the east and was wounded twice. Janusz Kusocinski was arrested by gestapoGestapo is a portmanteau contraction of the name of the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, Geheime Staatspolizei ( German for "secret state police"). History The Gestapo was established on April 26, 1933 in Prussia. With members recruited from on March 26, 1940 and was killed in a prison camp three months later.