The Polish Athletics Association (Polish: Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki – PZLA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Poland. The current president is Sebastian Chmara.
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History
PZLA was founded in 1919 and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1921.
Former presidents:
1919–1921: Tadeusz Kuchar
1921–1926: Bronisław Kowalewski
1926–1930: Jerzy Misiński
1930–1939: Wacław Znajdowski
1945–1949: Walenty Foryś
1949–1965: Czesław Foryś
1965–1967: Michał Godlewski
1967: Henryk Krzemiński
1967–1969: Witold Gerutto
1969–1972: Andrzej Majkowski
1972–1973: Adam Zborowski
1973–1976: Piotr Nurowski
1976–1978: Stefan Milewski
1978–1980: Piotr Nurowski
1980–1984: Czesław Ząbecki
1984–1986: Leszek Wysłocki
1986–1988: Mieczysław Kolejwa (caretaker)
1988–1989: Jan Mulak (curator PZLA)
1989–1997: Czesław Ząbecki
1997–2009: Irena Szewińska
2009–2016: Jerzy Skucha
2016–2024: Henryk Olszewski
2024–: Sebastian Chmara
Affiliations
PZLA is the national member federation for Poland in the following international organisations:
World Athletics
European Athletics (EA)
National records
PZLA maintains the Polish records in athletics.
Kit suppliers
Poland's kits are currently supplied by Polish sportswear company 4F.