Seweryn Kulesza

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Seweryn Roman Kulesza (born October 23, 1900 in Radom , † May 14, 1983 in Los Angeles ) was a Polish officer and eventing rider .

Seweryn Kulesza was a major in the Polish Army and a member of the 7th Uhlan Regiment. In 1936 he started eventing at the Olympic Games in Berlin. In the individual evaluation, Kulesza took 21st place on his horse Tóska in the three-day competition in which seven different disciplines had to be mastered. In the team championship he won the silver medal behind the German team together with Henryk Leliwa-Roycewicz and Zdzisław Kawecki . The cross-country ride in particular was extremely difficult, and 32 out of 46 riders did not finish. Three of the best horses then had to be euthanized.

On December 2, 1936, the National Olympic Committee of Czechoslovakia , whose riders had finished fourth, protested at the 24th Congress of the International Federation of Equestrian Sports (FEI) against the award of the silver medal to the Polish team. Kawecki left out a turning point. The protest was rejected.

Seweryn Kulesza fought in the German invasion of Poland in 1939 and was captured by the Wehrmacht . He spent the war years at Oflag VII A in Murnau . After the war he returned to his homeland and was awarded the Order of Virtuti Militari , the highest Polish military order. He later emigrated to Canada , then to the USA . He died in Los Angeles in 1983.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle I. Athens 1896 - Berlin 1936. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-328-00715-6 , p. 901.
  2. ^ Mariusz Heron: Pamięci "Srebrnej Drużyny". Polscy kawalerzyści na berlińskich igrzyskach w 1936 roku. Retrieved March 16, 2014 (Polish).
personal data
SURNAME Kulesza, Seweryn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kulesza, Seweryn Roman (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish officer and eventing rider
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Radome
DATE OF DEATH May 14, 1983
Place of death los Angeles