 He won four national championships and two world cups, in 1975 and 1977, placing third in 1973.Dziedzic then reached the apex of his career by winning a bronze medal at the 1976 Olympics and a gold medal at the 1977 World Championships.After retiring from competitions Dziedzic served as a national freestyle coach for the Amateur Athletic Union (1978–84), and his tactical and technical expertise contributed significantly to the resurgence of the USA as an international force.