Stefan Adamczak

Polish pole vaulter

Stefan Adamczak
Personal information
Adamczak wearing the uniform of the Central Military School of Gymnastics and Sports in Poznań
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1892-11-27)27 November 1892 Mansfeld, Germany
Died	September 1939 (1939-10) (aged 46) Katowice, Poland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault

Stefan Adamczak (27 November 1892 – September 1939) was a Polish pole vaulter and chorąży in the Polish Army.^[1] He competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[2]

During World War I, he fought in the ranks of the Imperial German Army. Following Poland's restoration of independence in 1918, he joined Polish military forces. He fought in Polish-Soviet War and Polish-Ukrainian War. In September 1939, he took part in the defense of the city of Katowice during the German invasion of Poland, where he was most likely killed.^[3]

References

^ "Stefan Adamczak". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stefan Adamczak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.