Long-distance running
Janusz Tadeusz Kusociński
1907–1940
Olympic champion in the 10,000 m (Los Angeles 1932). An icon of Polish athletics.
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Honouring Polish sport
Heroes
Figures of Polish athletics and sport whose stories and character inspire the Mazovia Track Cup meeting series.
Profiles
All heroes of the series
Long-distance running
Józef Noji
1909–1943
Polish long-distance record holder and Berlin 1936 Olympian.
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Javelin
Maria Jadwiga Kwaśniewska-Maleszewska
1913–2007
Olympic bronze medallist, Berlin 1936.
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Javelin
Eugeniusz Zenon Lokajski
1908–1944
World record holder in the javelin; photographer of the Warsaw Uprising.
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Athletics / football
Wacław Kuchar
1897–1981
A versatile athlete and multiple Polish national champion.
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Athletics
Urszula Stępińska
A figure of Polish athletics — full biography to be added.
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Equestrian
Karol Rómmel
1888–1967
Three-time Olympian and Olympic medallist.
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Skiing
Izydor Gąsienica-Łuszczek
A pioneer of Polish winter sports — full biography to be added.
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Ski jumping
Stanisław Marusarz
1913–1993
A legend of Polish ski jumping and a Tatra mountain courier during WWII.
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Nordic skiing
Bronisław Czech
1908–1944
Three-time Olympian and 24-time Polish national champion.
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Athletics
Feliks Grzegorz Żuber
A figure of Polish sport — full biography to be added.
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Equestrian
Henryk Dobrzański „Hubal”
1897–1940
Olympian and legendary commander of a WWII partisan unit.
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Athletics
Antoni Maszewski
A figure of Polish athletics — full biography to be added.
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