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| Country | Poland |
|---|---|
| Born | April 20, 1931 Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland |
| Title | FIDE Master (1984) |
Józef Gromek (20 April 1931 - 19 April 1985) was a Polish chess player who won the Polish Chess Championship in 1955.
Józef Gromek graduated Faculty of Philosophy from Catholic University of Lublin. From 1954 to 1970 he played seven times in the Polish Chess Championship's finals, and in 1955 in Wrocław won the tournament. In 1959 in Łódź Józef Gromek could repeat this success, but an additional match for first place lost Stefan Witkowski - 0:4. In 1962/63 Józef Gromek won New Year tournament in Lublin, ahead of Polish masters Kazimierz Plater and Bogdan Śliwa.
Józef Gromek played for Poland in Chess Olympiads:
Józef Gromek played in an attacking, combinatorial style. He died during fast chess game from heart attack.