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Tadeusz Kowalski

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Tadeusz Kowalski
Born(1894-05-31)May 31, 1894
Lviv, Austro-Hungary
DiedApril, 1940
Kharkiv
Figure skating career
Country Poland
PartnerZofia Bilorówna
Medal record
Pairs Figure skating
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1934 Prague Pairs

Tadeusz Kowalski (May 31, 1894 in Lviv – April 1940 in Kharkiv) was a Polish military officer and sportsman.

Biography

Kowalski was a competitive pair skater with partner Zofia Bilorówna. They were nine time (1927–1935) Polish national champions. They won the bronze medal at the 1934 European Figure Skating Championships. It was the first medal at that event for Poland.[citation needed] Their highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was 4th, which they accomplished in 1934.

Kowalski was also a footballer. Between 1912 and 1928, he played for the Czarni Lwow team.

He was an officer of the Polish Army. He was killed during the Katyn massacre.[citation needed] In 2007, the Polish Minister of Defense posthumously awarded him the rank of major.[citation needed]

Competitive highlights

Competition 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935
World Championships 4th 5th
European Championship 3rd
Polish Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

References