 He became Polish 200 metres champion in 1967, 1969 and 1971 and 400 metres champion in 1968, 1970, 1971 and 1976.His personal best time in the 400 metres was 45.44 seconds, achieved in 1976.He did also equal the European record in the 200 metres with 20.4 seconds on 3 June 1967.