[1] In France he deserted and joined the 2nd Polish Army, led by general Władysław Anders, in Italy.

[1] In 1947, he made his debut with the national boxing team of Poland, led by famous coach Feliks Stamm.

Chychła won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki beating in the final a representative of the Soviet Union, Sergei Scherbakov.

However, not wanting to lack a competitor at the 1953 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Warsaw, the Polish sports authorities introduced him by mistake, claiming that the disease had backed off.

However, due to lack of treatment, Chychła's tuberculosis worsened, causing a considerable pit in his lungs.