Stefan Adamczak Explained

Stefan Adamczak
Nationality:Polish
Sport:Athletics
Event:Pole vault
Birth Date:27 November 1892
Birth Place:Mansfeld, Germany
Death Place:Katowice, Poland
Height:1.75 m
Weight:73 kg

Stefan Adamczak (27 November 1892 – September 1939) was a Polish pole vaulter and chorąży in the Polish Army.[1] He competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2]

During World War I, he fought in the ranks of the Imperial German Army. Following Poland's restoration of independence in 1918, he joined Polish military forces. He fought in Polish-Soviet War and Polish-Ukrainian War. In September 1939, he took part in the defense of the city of Katowice during the German invasion of Poland, where he was most likely killed.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stefan Adamczak . Olympedia . 29 September 2021.
  2. Stefan Adamczak . 20 December 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161202200119/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ad/stefan-adamczak-1.html . 2016-12-02.
  3. Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 July 2018.