Mieczysław Wilczewski
Mieczysław Wilczewski in 1960
Personal information
Born(1932-10-30)30 October 1932
Zdołbunów, Poland
Died8 December 1993(1993-12-08) (aged 61)
Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportCycling
ClubRuch Chorzów

Mieczysław Stefan Wilczewski (30 October 1932 8 December 1993) was a Polish cyclist. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 100 km team time trial and finished in 10th place.[1] He won the Tour de Pologne in 1953.[2] That same year he was awarded the Silver Cross of Merit by the Polish government for his accomplishment.[3] In the 1970s he emigrated to the United States, and he died in Cocoa Beach, Florida in 1993.[4]

References

  1. "Mieczysław Wilczewski". Olympic Sports. Sports Reference (SR). Archived from the original on 21 December 2016.
  2. "Tour de Pologne". Cycling Archives. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017.
  3. "Srebrnym Krzyżem Zasługi", Monitor Polski, Kancelaria Sejmu RP, vol. 57, no. 720, 29 May 1953, archived from the original on 12 December 2016
  4. Kałuski, Marian (18 June 2007). "Lwów w dziejach sportu polskiego" (in Polish). Florida Polonia. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.


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