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Aleksander Kowalski
Aleksander Kowalski
Born	7 October 1902; Warsaw, Poland
Died	3 April 1940 (aged 37); Katyn, Poland
Played for
Played for	Polish Olympic team (1928 and 1932)
National team	Poland

Aleksander Marek Kowalski (7 October 1902^[1]^[2] – 3 April 1940) was a Polish ice hockey defenceman who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1932 Winter Olympics.^[3]

Biography

He was born in Warsaw, Poland^[1] and was killed in the Katyn massacre, aged 37.^[4] His family received the last postcard on 11 February 1940. His exact date of death is unknown, but he was on the list of the NKVD dated 3 April 1940.^[5]

In 1928 he participated with the Polish ice hockey team in the Olympic tournament.^[1]

Four years later he was a member of the Polish team which finished fourth in the 1932 Olympic tournament.^[1]^[6] He played all six matches and scored two goals. This made him the top scorer for the team, scoring two out of the team's three goals

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Aleksander Kowalski". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
^ Lista Katynska, Gryf 1989 Page 97
^ Allen Paul Katyn Naval Institute, 1996 ISBN 1-55750-670-1 Page 233
^ "Homepage". eurolympic.com.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^ "III Olympic Winter Games - Lake Placid 1932" (PDF). www.la84foundation.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2022.