Adam Królikiewicz

Adam Łukasz Królikiewicz (9 December 1894 – 4 May 1966) was a Polish horse rider, major of Polish Army, who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born in Lviv. He died in Konstancin-Jeziorna. He was a member of Polish Legions and fought in World War I.

Adam Królikiewicz
Personal information
Full nameAdam Łukasz Królikiewicz
Born9 December 1894 (1894-12-09)
Lemberg, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Lviv, Ukraine)
Died4 May 1966 (1966-05-05) (aged 71)
Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Medal record
Men's equestrian
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1924 Paris Individual jumping

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.[1][2]

In 1966 he died in an accident, when he fell from a horse during the filming of Andrzej Wajda's film Popioły.

Honours and awards

References

  1. "Adam Królikiewicz". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. "KRÓLIKIEWICZ ADAM ŁUKASZ (1894-1966)". pkol.pl (in Polish). Polski Komitet Olimpijski. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.