Franciszek Brożek
Personal information | |
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Born | Kraków, Austria-Hungary | 23 August 1890
Died | 1940 (aged 49–50) Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Sport | |
Sport | Sports shooting |
Franciszek Brożek (23 August 1890 – 1940) was a Polish sports shooter. He competed in the team free rifle event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] He was captured by the Soviets during World War II and shot in the NKVD buildings in Kharkiv in the spring of 1940.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ "Franciszek Brożek". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Brożek Franciszek". olimpijski. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
Categories:
- 1890 births
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- Polish male sport shooters
- Olympic shooters of Poland
- Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Kraków
- Polish Austro-Hungarians
- Polish military personnel killed in World War II
- People executed by the Soviet Union by firearm
- Polish sport shooting biography stubs