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Władysław Dobrowolski

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Sport
  
Fencing, athletics

Role
  
Athlete

Name
  
Wladyslaw Dobrowolski

Children
  
Jerzy Dobrowolski

Born
  
2 January 1896 (
1896-01-02
)
Malobadz near Bedzin, Poland

Died
  
February 25, 1969, Warsaw, Poland

Grandchildren
  
Dominika Dobrowolska, Aleksandra Dobrowolska

Olympic medals
  
Fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men\'s team sabre

Similar People
  
Adam Papee, Jerzy Dobrowolski, Giulio Gaudini, Endre Kabos, Attila Petschauer

Władysław Dobrowolski (2 January 1896 – 25 February 1969) was a Polish fencer and athlete, Major of the Polish Army in the defence of Warsaw, imprisoned during World War II. During the interwar period, he won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

As a young man, active in independence movement, Dobrowolski was a member of the Polish Military Organization. He fought in the Polish-Soviet War and in the September Campaign of World War II. He was decorated in Stalinist Poland.

Honours and awards

  • Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
  • Cross of Independence
  • Cross of Valour
  • Silver Cross of Merit
  • References

    Władysław Dobrowolski Wikipedia