{{Short description|Polish equestrian (1941–2020)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox sportsperson |name= |image= RIAN archive 567783 Jan Kowalczyk.jpg | image_size = |caption=Kowalczyk at the 1980 Olympics |birth_date= 18 December 1941 |birth_place=Drogomyśl, Poland |death_date= {{death date and age|2020|2|24|1941|12|18|df=yes}}<ref name="Obituary">[https://sport.onet.pl/jezdziectwo/jan-kowalczyk-nie-zyje-byl-mistrzem-olimpijskim-w-jezdziectwie/j9hftn5 Jan Kowalczyk's obituary] {{in lang|pl}}</ref> |death_place= Warsaw | height = 169 cm | weight = 68 kg |sport=Show jumping |event= |club=LSZ Drogomyśl<br>Cwału Poznań<br>Legia Warszawa |alma_mater= | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{POL}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalGold|1980 Moscow|Individual jumping}} {{MedalSilver|1980 Moscow|Team jumping}} {{MedalCompetition|Friendship Games}} {{MedalBronze|1984 Sopot|Team jumping}} }}
'''Jan Kowalczyk''' (18 December 1941 – 24 February 2020) was a Polish show jumper who competed in the 1968, 1972 and 1980 Olympics. He won an individual gold and a team silver medal in 1980.<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/jan-kowalczyk-1.html Jan Kowalczyk] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073332/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/jan-kowalczyk-1.html |date= 4 March 2016 }}. sports-reference.com</ref>
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{{Olympic champions – Equestrian individual jumping}}
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