five time Polish champions Stomil Olsztyn – men's football team, playing in the I liga (second tier). It played in the Ekstraklasa, the country's top flight, from 1994 to 2002. – men's handball team playing in the I liga (second tier). It played in the Superliga, the country's top flight, most recently from 2005 to 2012. – one of the oldest football clubs in the city, playing in the lower leagues. It played on the second tier, most recently in the 1990s AZS UWM Trójeczka Olsztyn – men's basketball team playing in the Polish Second League WMPD Olsztyn – men's rugby team, playing in the First Polish League Budowlani Olsztyn – a wrestling team Joanna Jędrzejczyk (born 1987), Polish Muay-Thai and MMA fighter, former UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Łukasz Gikiewicz (born 1987), Polish footballer Rafał Gikiewicz (born 1987), Polish footballer Filip Kurto (born 1991), Polish footballer Olsztyn Lakers – American football team The Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner, an international volleyball friendly tournament, was organized in Olsztyn from 2003 to 2008. The Tour de Pologne, one of UCI World Tour races, was organized in Olsztyn numerous times, most recently in 2008 (as of 2019). Politics Members of the Sejm elected from Olsztyn constituency in 2005: Mieczysław Aszkiełowicz, Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland (Samoobrona Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) Beata Bublewicz, Civic Platform (PO, Platforma Obywatelska) Jerzy Gosiewski, Law and Justice (PiS, Prawo i Sprawiedliwość) Tadeusz Iwiński, Democratic Left Alliance (SLD, Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej) Edward Ośko, League of Polish Families (LPR, Liga Polskich Rodzin) Adam Puza, Law and Justice (PiS, Prawo i Sprawiedliwość) Sławomir Rybicki, Civic Platform (PO, Platforma Obywatelska) Lidia Staroń, Civic Platform (PO, Platforma Obywatelska) Aleksander Marek Szczygło, Law and Justice (PiS, Prawo i Sprawiedliwość) Zbigniew Włodkowski, Polish Peasant Party (PSL, Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe) Members of Senate elected from Olsztyn constituency in 2005: Ryszard Józef Górecki, Civic Platform (PO, Platforma Obywatelska) Jerzy Szmit, Law and Justice (PiS, Prawo i Sprawiedliwość) Notable people Johannes von Leysen (1310–1388), town founder and mayor Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543), astronomer, administrator, and town commander Johannes Knolleisen (+1511), German academic and provider of academic stipends Lucas David (1503–1583), German historian of Prussia Marcin Kromer (1512–1589), Polish cartographer, diplomat and historian, personal secretary of Kings of Poland, Bishop of Warmia Antoni Blank (1785–1844), Polish painter Hugo Haase (1863–1919), Jewish-German politician, jurist and pacifist Franz Justus Rarkowski (1873–1950), military bishop (1938–1945) August Trunz (1875–1963), founder of the Prussica-Sammlung Trunz Feliks