Leszek Lubicz-Nycz

Grave of Leszek Lubicz-Nycz in the Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw

Leszek Władysław Lubicz-Nycz (born August 20, 1899 in Brzesko , † September 22, 1939 in Buraków ) was a Polish sword fencer and officer.

Leszek Lubicz-Nycz was the son of a doctor. In 1917 he was drafted into the Polish army and awarded the Cross of Bravery and the Order of Virtuti Militari in two different classes. After the end of the First World War he began studying at the University of Lviv . After his father's death, he returned to the army, completed his training at the military school in Poznan and was promoted to lieutenant in 1922 . During this time he attended sports courses and was trained as a coach in Vilnius in 1927 ; his favorite sport besides fencing was skiing . In 1929 he became a teacher at the newly created school for physical education in Warsaw, he also wrote books on the subject and trained competition judges.

In 1928 Lubicz-Nycz became the Polish military champion in saber fencing, in 1931 and 1934 he won the title at national championships. From 1929 to 1934 he was a member of the national team and took part in four European championships; In 1930 and 1934 he was third with the team. In 1932 Lubicz-Nycz started saber fencing at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles . In the singles he was eliminated in the semifinals. In the team he won the bronze medal together with Adam Papée and Władysław Segda .

In May 1939 Leszek Lubicz-Nycz was appointed commander of a regiment in Poznan . He fell at the Battle of the Bzura and was initially buried in Kiełpino , but his body was exhumed in 1940 and buried in the military part of the Powązki cemetery .

Web links

Leszek Lubicz-Nycz in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Karlheinz Heckert: History: Fencing - World Championships (Saber - Men). In: sport-komplett.de. May 12, 2008 .; accessed on September 16, 2019

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Tomasz Zagożdżo: Władysław Leszek Lubicz-Nycz. Ring School Wrocław, March 30, 2010, archived from the original on March 17, 2014 ; Retrieved March 17, 2014 (Polish).
↑ Berlin 1936. czyli: o słynnym “polskim” olimpijskim bankruptcy WKKW. In: stajniatrot.pl. August 31, 2012, accessed on March 16, 2014 (Polish, detailed report on the eventing competition at the 1936 Olympic Games).

personal data
SURNAME	Lubicz-Nycz, Leszek
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Lubicz-Nycz, Leszek Władysław (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Polish saber fencer
DATE OF BIRTH	August 20, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brzesko , Poland
DATE OF DEATH	September 22, 1939
Place of death	Buraków , Poland

[ring-1] Tomasz Zagożdżo: Władysław Leszek Lubicz-Nycz. Ring School Wrocław, March 30, 2010, archived from the original on March 17, 2014 ; Retrieved March 17, 2014 (Polish).

[2] Berlin 1936. czyli: o słynnym “polskim” olimpijskim bankruptcy WKKW. In: stajniatrot.pl. August 31, 2012, accessed on March 16, 2014 (Polish, detailed report on the eventing competition at the 1936 Olympic Games).