Zygmunt Kiszkurno Explained

Zygmunt Kiszkurno
Birth Date:6 January 1921
Birth Place:Brudzew, Poland
Sport:Sports shooting
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Zygmunt Kiszkurno (6 January 192124 August 2012)[1] was a Polish sport shooter who competed in the men's trap event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he finished 15th in a field of 32 competitors.[2] He was born in Brudzew, Turek County and completed high school in 1939 in Warsaw. He trained in Łódź to be a dentist and received a medical degree from the University of Warsaw in 1969. During this time he also served in the Polish Land Forces, eventually achieving the rank of Pułkownik.[3]

Kiszkurno continued shooting competitively following his Olympic appearance and was the Polish national champion in trap shooting in 1957 and 1969. Additionally, he won a silver medal at the 1964 European Shooting Championships. His father Józef competed in the same event in the previous year's Olympic Games and placed 9th.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Zygmunt Kiszkurno. Gazeta Wyborcza. pl. Agora SA. 2012-08-25. 2012-08-27.
  2. Web site: Gjerde. Arild. Jeroen Heijmans . Bill Mallon . Hilary Evans . Zygmunt Kiszkurno Biography and Olympic Results. Olympics. Sports Reference.com. 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121803/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/zygmunt-kiszkurno-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. 2011-01-29.
  3. Web site: KISZKURNO ZYGMUNT. Biographies. Polish Olympic Committee. 2010. 2010-01-29. pl.