Kazimierz Laskowski

Kazimierz Laskowski
	Kazimierz Laskowski in 1959
Personal information
Born	7 November 1899; Troitsk, Russian Empire
Died	20 October 1961 (aged 61); Kraków, Poland
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing Poland
Olympic Games

Kazimierz Laskowski (7 November 1899 – 20 October 1961) was a Polish fencer and military officer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[1]^[2]

In 1916, Laskowski joined the Polish Gymnastic Society "Sokół" in Warsaw.^[3] He trained boxing, athletics and fencing.^[3] He won two épée Polish championships (1929, 1931), and one sabre Polish championship (1930).^[3] In the 1930s, he was a fencing and boxing coach at the Central Institute for Physical Exercise in Warsaw.^[3]

Laskowski served since 1918 in the Polish Army.

He commanded a company of the Polish 95th Infantry Regiment during the German invasion of Poland at the start of World War II.^[3] Afterwards, he was held by the Germans in the Oflag IV-D, Oflag IX-C, Oflag XI-B, Oflag II-C and Oflag II-A prisoner-of-war camps.^[3]

References

^ "Olympics Statistics: Kazimierz Laskowski". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
^ "Kazimierz Laskowski Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Urban, Renata (2021). "Polscy olimpijczycy w niemieckich obozach jenieckich". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 44. Opole: 36. ISSN 0137-5199.