Aleksander Marek Kowalski (7 October 1902[1][2] – 3 April 1940) was a Polish ice hockey defenceman who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1932 Winter Olympics.[3]
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| Born | 7 October 1902 Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||
| Died | 3 April 1940 (aged 37) Katyn, Poland | ||||||||
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Biography
editHe was born in Warsaw, Poland[1] and was killed in the Katyn massacre, aged 37.[4] His family received the last postcard on 11 February 1940. His exact date of death is unknown, but he was on the list of the NKVD dated 3 April 1940.[5]
In 1928 he participated with the Polish ice hockey team in the Olympic tournament.[1]
Four years later he was a member of the Polish team which finished fourth in the 1932 Olympic tournament.[1][6] He played all six matches and scored two goals. This made him the top scorer for the team, scoring two out of the team's three goals
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Aleksander Kowalski". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ Lista Katynska, Gryf 1989 Page 97
- ^ Allen Paul Katyn Naval Institute, 1996 ISBN 1-55750-670-1 Page 233
- ^ "Homepage". eurolympic.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "III Olympic Winter Games - Lake Placid 1932" (PDF). www.la84foundation.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
Further reading
edit- The murderers of Katyn by Vladimir Abaeinov Hippocrene Books, 1993 ISBN 0-7818-0032-3
External links
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Media related to Aleksander Kowalski (ice hockey) at Wikimedia Commons
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Aleksander Kowalski at Olympedia
- Aleksander Kowalski at Olympics.com
- Aleksander Marek Kowalski at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (in Polish) (archive 2018, archive 2013)
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