Stanisław Sośnicki

Stanisław Sośnicki
Stanisław Sośnicki in 1923
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born(1896-09-12)12 September 1896
Warsaw, Russian Empire
Died2 July 1962(1962-07-02) (aged 65)
Warsaw, Poland
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100m, long jump

Stanisław Adam Sośnicki (12 September 1896 – 2 July 1962) was a Polish military officer, diplomat, sprinter and long jumper.[1] He competed in the men's 100 metres and the long jump events at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2]

His clubs were Czarni Lwów, Korona Warsaw, Polonia Warsaw and AZS Warsaw.[3]

Sośnicki fought in the battles of Bydgoszcz, Bzura and Warsaw against the German invasion of Poland at the start of World War II.[3] Afterwards, he was held by the Germans in the Oflag X-C and Oflag II-C prisoner-of-war camps.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Stanisław Sośnicki". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Stanisław Sośnicki Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Urban, Renata (2021). "Polscy olimpijczycy w niemieckich obozach jenieckich". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 44. Opole: 38. ISSN 0137-5199.


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