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Jan Górny

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Jan Górny (August 14, 1907 – May 7, 1945) was a Polish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Gliwice and died in Orglandes, France.

In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the featherweight class after losing his fight to Lucian Biquet.

During World War II Górny was forced to join the German Army, fought in France where was seriously injured and died in American military hospital in Orglandes.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Retrieved 24 July 2018.


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