Janusz Ślązak Explained

Janusz Ślązak
Birth Name:Janusz Lubomir Ślązak
Birth Date:20 March 1907
Birth Place:Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Death Place:Warsaw, Polish People’s Republic
Height:191 cm
Weight:95 kg
Sport:Rowing
Club:AZS Warszawa
WTW, Warszawa

Janusz Lubomir Ślązak (20 March 1907 – 24 February 1985) was a Polish rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

In 1928 he was part of the Polish boat which finished fourth in the eight event after being eliminated in the quarter-finals.

Four years later he won the silver medal as member of the Polish boat in the coxed pairs competition as well as the bronze medal as member of the Polish boat in the coxed fours competition.

In 1936 he was part of the Polish boat which was eliminated in the repechage of the coxed pair event.

Ślązak fought in Poland's defense during the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939.[1] Afterwards, he was held by the Germans in the Oflag II-C prisoner-of-war camp.[1]

He was born and died in Warsaw.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Urban. Renata. 2021. Polscy olimpijczycy w niemieckich obozach jenieckich. Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny. Opole. pl. 44. 39. 0137-5199.
  2. Janusz Ślązak . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418000559/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sl/janusz-slazak-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 14 June 2018 .