Jan Górny
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Jan Górny was a Polish
boxer
who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Gliwice
and died in Orglandes
, France
.
In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the featherweight class
after losing his fight to Lucian Biquet.
During World War II
Górny was forced to join the German Army
, fought in France where was seriously injured and died in American military hospital in Orglandes.
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...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
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...
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He was born in Gliwice
Gliwice
Gliwice is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Gliwice is the west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – a metropolis with a population of 2 million...
and died in Orglandes
Orglandes
Orglandes is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.-See also:*Communes of the Manche department...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the featherweight class
Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's featherweight
The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 126 pounds . The competition was held from Tuesday, August 7, 1928 to Saturday, August 11, 1928.Eighteen boxers from 18 nations...
after losing his fight to Lucian Biquet.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Górny was forced to join the German Army
Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
, fought in France where was seriously injured and died in American military hospital in Orglandes.