Piotr Nurowski

Piotr Jan Nurowski (20 June 1945 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish tennis player and the chief of the Polish Olympic Committee.[1]

Piotr Nurowski

Grave of Piotr Nurowski at Military Powązki Cemetery

Nurowski was born in Sandomierz. He died in Smolensk, Russia in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash.[2]

On 16 April 2010 he was posthumously awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. He was buried in the Alley of the Meritorious in the Military Cemetery in Warsaw.

Functions

1973–1980: President of Polish Athletics Federation

Vice President of Children and Youth Sports Association

Member of the Polish Athletics Development Foundation

Since 2005: President Polish Olympic Committee

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2011-07-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Prezydenckim Tu-154 leciały najważniejsze osoby w państwie". wiadomosci.gazeta.pl. Archived from the original on 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2010-04-10.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Stanisław Stefan Paszczyk	President of the Polish Olympic Committee 2005–2010	Succeeded by Andrzej Kraśnicki

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2011-07-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[wiadomosci.gazeta.pl-2] "Prezydenckim Tu-154 leciały najważniejsze osoby w państwie". wiadomosci.gazeta.pl. Archived from the original on 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2010-04-10.