Aleksander Kowalski
Born(1902-10-07)7 October 1902
Warsaw, Poland
Died3 April 1940(1940-04-03) (aged 37)
Katyn, Poland
Ice hockey career
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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Aleksander Kowalski". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ↑ Lista Katynska, Gryf 1989 Page 97
  3. ↑ Allen Paul Katyn Naval Institute, 1996 ISBN 1-55750-670-1 Page 233
  4. ↑ "Homepage". eurolympic.com.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "III Olympic Winter Games - Lake Placid 1932" (PDF). www.la84foundation.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

Further reading

  • The murderers of Katyn by Vladimir Abaeinov Hippocrene Books, 1993 ISBN 0-7818-0032-3

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