Józef_Klukowski

Józef Klukowski

Józef Klukowski

Polish sculptor

For the Polish swimmer, see Józef Klukowski (swimmer).

Józef Klukowski (2 January 1894 – 29 April 1945) was a Polish sculptor. In 1932 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Wieńczenie zawodnika" ("Sport Sculpture"). Four years later he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Piłkarze" ("Football").[1]

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He took part in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 and was killed on a transport from the Sachsenhausen concentration camp while being moved to Bergen-Belsen.[2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Józef Klukowski". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Józef Klukowski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
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    "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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