Janusz Zalewski Explained

Janusz Zalewski
Birth Name:	Janusz Rajmund Zalewski
Nationality:	Polish
Birth Date:	15 August 1903
Birth Place:	Zawiercie, Congress Poland
Death Place:	Wola, Warsaw, German-occupied Poland

Janusz Rajmund Zalewski (15 August 1903 – 6 August 1944) was a Polish sailor. He competed in the mixed 6 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[1] Zalewski was wounded during the Warsaw Uprising and was killed in reprisals for the rebellion.^[2]

Personal life

Zalewski served in the Warsaw Uprising as part of the Home Army during the Second World War. He was wounded on 1 August attacking German supply warehouses, and was sent to recover at a hospital in Wola. He was killed on 6 August by German soldiers during the Wola massacre.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Janusz Zalewski Olympic Results. 21 May 2020. 16 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121216001604/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/janusz-zalewski-1.html. dead.
2. Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War. 21 May 2020. 17 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65. dead.
3. Web site: Szerle . Jędrzej . Losy polskich olimpijczyków – klasy R-6, Tornado i Europa . Zeglarksi . 25 May 2020 . Polish . 14 October 2016.
4. Book: Jucewicz . Andrzej . Stępiński . Włodzimierz . Chwała olimpijczykom, 1939-1945 . Wydawnictwo "Sport i Turystyka". Warsaw . 1968 . 61559795. pl. 93–97.