Aleksander Kowalski (ice hockey player)

Aleksander Marek Kowalski (born October 7, 1902 in Warsaw , † April 3, 1940 in Katyn ) was a Polish ice hockey player .

Career

Memorial plaque for the Polish Olympians murdered by the NKVD in St. Florian's Cathedral in Warsaw

Aleksander Kowalski worked parallel to his career as a hockey player for the Polish Ministry of Railways and a city savings bank. With AZS Warsaw he won the Polish championship five times in a row between 1926 and 1931 . During the Second World War he served as a reservist with the rank of lieutenant in the Polish Army and was taken prisoner by the Soviets . On April 3, 1940, he was murdered by the NKVD in the course of the Katyn massacre .

For the Polish National Hockey Kowalski took part in the Olympic Winter Games in 1928 in St. Moritz and 1932 in Lake Placid part. He played a total of 31 international matches for Poland from 1926 to 1932.

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personal data
SURNAME	Kowalski, Aleksander
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kowalski, Aleksander Marek (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Polish ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH	October 7, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH	Warsaw , Congress Poland
DATE OF DEATH	April 3, 1940
Place of death	Katyn , Soviet Union