Wacław Kuchar

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Wacław Kuchar

Wacław Michał Kuchar (16 September 1897 in Łańcut – 13 February 1981 in Warsaw) was a Polish sports champion, olympian, and multiple football, track and field and speed skating champion of the country.

Kuchar excelled in many sports – track and field, football (firstly – as a forward, then as a midfielder, and finally at the end of his career – as a defender), skiing, speed skating and ice hockey. Even though born in Łańcut, his whole life was connected with Lwów, where he played for Pogoń Lwów – one of the most important and most popular sports clubs of interwar Poland. After finishing his career, he became a referee, coach and sports official. To this day Kuchar is regarded as an excellent example of fair play.

In 1926, in a poll held by the Polish sports daily Przegląd Sportowy, Kuchar was chosen as the athlete of the year. A year later he came in 10th in the same poll. In 1924, at the Paris Olympic Games, he played on the Poland national football team.[1]

Wacław Kuchar was champion of Poland in:

  • 800-meter race (1920, 1921),
  • 110-meter hurdle race (1920),
  • 400-meter hurdle race (1923),
  • high jump (1921, 1923),
  • pentathlon (1923, 1924).

As a footballer representing Pogoń Lwów, Kuchar achieved these successes:

  • years of career – 1912–1935,
  • Champion of Poland: 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926,
  • top scorer of Poland: 1922 (21 goals), 1926 (11 goals),
  • altogether he played in 1052 games, scoring 1065 goals.

On the Poland national football team he achieved:

  • 23 official international games,
  • 5 goals,
  • debut – 18 February 1921, Hungary – Poland 1–0 (it was the first, historic game of the Polish team)
  • last game: 27 October 1928, Czechoslovakia – Poland 3–2
  • Trainer of Polish National Team 1947–1949.

Kuchar as an ice skater:

Kuchar is most famous for his sports achievements, but also he was a captain in the Polish Army. He participated in the Polish-Ukrainian War of 1919 as well as the Polish-Soviet War of 1920; for his merits Kuchar was decorated with several medals.

See also[]

  • Pogoń Lwów
  • Polish-Ukrainian War
  • Polish-Soviet War
  • List of famous Leopolitans
  • History of football in Poland

References[]

  1. ^ "Wacław Kuchar". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

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