Franciszek Brożek

Franciszek Brożek (23 August 1890 – 1940) was a Polish sports shooter. He competed in the team free rifle event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] He was captured by the Soviets during World War II and shot in the NKVD buildings in Kharkiv in the spring of 1940.[2][3]

Franciszek Brożek
Personal information
Born(1890-08-23)23 August 1890
Kraków, Austria-Hungary
Died1940 (aged 49–50)
Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Sport
SportSports shooting

References
  1. "Franciszek Brożek". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. "Brożek Franciszek". olimpijski. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
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