 Zdzisław Kawecki in 1937 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Equestrian | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1936 Berlin | Team eventing |
Zdzisław Szczęsny Kawecki-Gozdawa (21 May 1902 in Husiatyn – April 1940 in Katyn) was a Polish horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
In 1936 he and his horse Bambino won the silver medal as part of the Polish eventing team, after finishing 18th in the individual eventing competition.
Kawecki was killed by Soviet forces in the Katyn massacre in April 1940, aged 37.[2]
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References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zdzisław Kawecki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
External links
- Zdzisław Kawecki at Olympedia
- Zdzisław Kawecki at Olympics.com
- Zdzisław Kawecki at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)
- profile (in Polish)
- dataOlympics profile
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