Wawel Kraków

Wawel Kraków
Full name Wojskowy Klub Sportowy
Wawel Kraków
Nickname(s) Wojskowi
Founded 1919
Ground ul. Bronowicka 5,
Kraków, Poland
Ground Capacity 4,000
Chairman Edward Stawiarz
Manager Robert Bujak
League V liga

Wawel Kraków is a Polish multisports club based in Kraków, Poland. It was founded in 1919. Wawel Kraków was the first Polish club to win the Polish League Cup back in 1952. They won the final against their rivals from Cracovia Kraków, by beating them 5-1.

The club was founded in 1919, and in 1928, after a merger with Wojskowy Klub Sportowy (Military Sports Club, WKS), it took on the name WKS Wawel. For most of its history, Wawel was an organization supported by Kraków garrison of the Polish Army. It still keeps its traditional name of Military Sports Club, even though since January 1, 2002, the army does not support it any longer. Currently, WKS Wawel has seven departments: track and field, football, volleyball, cross country running, parachuting and tennis.

Over the years, Wawel’s athletes won several medals at different competitions, including 4 gold Olympic medals of Robert Korzeniowski (Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004). Furthermore, Korzeniowski won 3 gold medals at World Championships (Athens 1997, Edmonton 2001, Paris 2003), and 2 at European Championships (Budapest 1998, Munich 2002).

Among other achievements of Wawel’s athletes are:

Honours

National Honours

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