Adam Papée
Encyclopedia
Adam Stanisław Papée was a Polish
fencing
champion, one of pioneers of fencing in Poland.
Papée was not only a sportsman, but also an official, one of founders of the Polish Fencing Association (Polski Związek Szermierczy). Between 1926 and 1930, he was the director of this association.
He was four times individual champion of Poland (1926, 1927, 1929, 1932), and four times took part in the Summer Olympic Games
(1924–1936), winning two bronze medals in team sabre, in Amsterdam
(1928) and Los Angeles
(1932). He fenced for two clubs - AZS Kraków and Legia Warszawa
. After retirement from active sports, he became a coach, also wrote memoirs Na białą broń, published in 1987.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
fencing
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
champion, one of pioneers of fencing in Poland.
Papée was not only a sportsman, but also an official, one of founders of the Polish Fencing Association (Polski Związek Szermierczy). Between 1926 and 1930, he was the director of this association.
He was four times individual champion of Poland (1926, 1927, 1929, 1932), and four times took part in the Summer Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...
(1924–1936), winning two bronze medals in team sabre, in Amsterdam
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
(1928) and Los Angeles
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
(1932). He fenced for two clubs - AZS Kraków and Legia Warszawa
Legia Warszawa
Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...
. After retirement from active sports, he became a coach, also wrote memoirs Na białą broń, published in 1987.