Tadeusz Friedrich
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Tadeusz Friedrich was a Polish fencer
. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre
event at the 1928
and 1932 Summer Olympics
.
Friedrich fought in the Warsaw Uprising
in 1944. After the war he stayed in Kraków, where he worked as a sport coach. His wife was Felicja Schabińska, Polish athlete and Olympian.
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...
. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre
Sabre (fencing)
The sabre is one of the three weapons of modern sport fencing, and is alternatively spelled saber in American English. The sabre differs from the other modern fencing weapons, the épée and foil, in that it is possible to score with the edge of the blade; for this reason, sabreur movements and...
event at the 1928
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...
and 1932 Summer Olympics
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...
.
Friedrich fought in the Warsaw Uprising
Warsaw Uprising
The Warsaw Uprising was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army , to liberate Warsaw from Nazi Germany. The rebellion was timed to coincide with the Soviet Union's Red Army approaching the eastern suburbs of the city and the retreat of German forces...
in 1944. After the war he stayed in Kraków, where he worked as a sport coach. His wife was Felicja Schabińska, Polish athlete and Olympian.
External links
- Profile at the Polish Olympic CommitteePolish Olympic Committee-List of presidents:* Stefan Lubomirski * Kazimierz Lubomirski * Kazimierz Glabisz * Alfred Loth * Włodzimierz Reczek * Bolesław Kapitan * Marian Renke * Bolesław Kapitan...