Name Adam Krolikiewicz | Role Olympic athlete | |
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Died 1966, Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland Olympic medals Equestrian at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Jumping, Individual | ||
Adam Łukasz Królikiewicz (December 9, 1894 in Lviv – May 4, 1966 in Konstancin-Jeziorna) was a Polish horse rider, major of Polish Army, who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
He was a member of Polish Legions and fought in World War I.
In 1924 he and his horse Picador won the bronze medal in the individual jumping competition. As part of the Polish jumping team they finishing sixth in the team jumping competition.
In 1966 he died in an accident, when he fell from a horse during the filming of Andrzej Wajda's film Popioły.
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