Wembley Qualification Stand
Jan Tomaszewski makes a series of crucial saves against England at Wembley as Poland earns a 1-1 draw and qualifies for the 1974 World Cup.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Jan Tomaszewski Biography and Timeline
Follow Jan Tomaszewski through 3 dated historical records for Poland.
Jan Tomaszewski, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
3Distinct records
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1973–1976Years on this page
1973
1974
Penalty Save Against Sweden
Jan Tomaszewski saves a Swedish penalty during Poland’s narrow 1-0 World Cup victory, preserving an important clean sheet in the second group stage.
1976
Montreal Olympic Silver Medal
Tomaszewski kept goal as Poland reached a second consecutive Olympic football final, ultimately taking silver after defeat by East Germany.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.