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.
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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]
In 1966 he died in an accident, when he fell from a horse during the filming of Andrzej Wajda's film Popioły.
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Honours and awards
- Silver Cross of the Order of Virtuti Militari
- Cross of Independence
- Silver Cross of Merit - twice
References
- "Adam Królikiewicz". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
External links
- Adam Królikiewicz at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (in Polish) (archived) (archive)
- Adam Królikiewicz at the International Olympic Committee
- Adam Krolikiewicz at Olympics.com
- Adam Królikiewicz at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Adam Królikiewicz at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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