Edward Sarul

Edward Sarul (born 16 November 1958) is a former Polish track and field athlete who competed in the shot put.

He built upon his achievements from the past season with a 21.68 m national record throw in Sopot in July,[5] taking him to twelfth place on the all-time lists.

[6] He came runner-up in the contest for Polish sportspersonality of the year for his achievement, finishing behind fellow track and field athlete Zdzisław Hoffmann who won the triple jump at the World Championships.

He remained in good form the following year, setting a season's best of 20.89 m in Seville, but was excluded from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics as the competition was boycotted by the Eastern Bloc countries.

It was beaten at the DN Galan meeting in July 2009 by the then reigning Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski, who greatly extended the mark with a throw of 21.95 m.[8] Standing in direct contrast to sporting opinion at the time, Sarul believed that outright strength was not the most important factor in shot putting and that correct, natural technique was the key to good performances.