Stanisław Urban
Stanisław Urban (13 September 1907 in Warsaw – April 1940) was a Polish rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 13 September 1907 Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire | |||||||||||||
| Died | April 1940 (aged 32) Katyn, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||
| Club | AZS Warszawa | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 1928 he was part of the Polish boat which finished fourth in the eight event after being eliminated in the quarter-finals. Four years later he won the bronze medal as member of the Polish boat in the coxed four competition.[1]
He was a reserve lieutenant in the Polish Army and participated in the Polish defensive war in September 1939. Arrested by the Soviets he was murdered in the Katyn massacre.[1][2]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stanisław Urban". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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