Jan Nawrocki Explained

Jan Nawrocki
Birth Date:6 September 1913
Birth Place:Strzyżów, Austria-Hungary
Sport:Fencing

Jan Nawrocki (6 September 1913  - 19 June 2000) was a Polish fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

Family

His sister, Irena Nawrocka, was also an Olympic fencer. She and their first cousin, Halina Dobrowolska (during the war, Halina Korabiowska), served as messengers for Home Army during World War II. The two cousins and three other female Home Army messengers narrowly escaped during a forced march to Ozarow.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jan Nawrocki Olympic Results . 21 June 2010 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120130232231/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/jan-nawrocki-1.html . 30 January 2012 .
  2. Book: The Zookeeper's Wife. Ackerman, Diane. 5–6, Chapter 34.