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Stanisław Kuryłłowicz

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Stanisław Kuryłłowicz
Kuryłłowicz in 1934
Personal information
Born(1909-06-06)6 June 1909
Grodno, Poland
Died2 February 1945(1945-02-02) (aged 35)
Poznań, Poland
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Poland
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1935 Berlin Coxed pair
Bronze medal – third place 1937 Amsterdam Coxed pair

Stanisław Kuryłłowicz (6 June 1909 – 2 February 1945) was a Polish rower. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with the men's coxed four where they were eliminated in the semi-final.[1][2]

Kuryłłowicz enlisted to the Polish Army to fight the German invasion of Poland in 1939. He died on 2 February 1945 during the fights for the Poznań Citadel.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Stanislaw Kuryllowicz". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stanisław Kuryłłowicz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  3. ^ "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.