Alfons Olszewski
Alfons Olszewski (5 April 1916 – 12 July 2006) was a Polish sailor. He competed in the mixed 6 metres in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
 The Polish mixed 6 metres sailing team in 1936. Olszewski is second from the left. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | 5 April 1916 Danzig, German Empire |
| Died | 12 July 2006 (aged 90) Sopot, Poland |
During the Second World War, Olszewski was imprisoned by German forces in Stutthof concentration camp.[1][2] After the war, he joined a yacht club in Gdynia.[2]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfons Olszewski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- Szerle, Jędrzej (14 October 2016). "Losy polskich olimpijczyków – klasy R-6, Tornado i Europa" (in Polish). Zeglarksi. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
External links
- Alfons Olszewski at World Sailing
- Alfons Olszewski at Olympedia
- Alfons Olszewski at Olympics.com
- Alfons Olszewski at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)
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