Janusz Zalewski

Janusz Zalewski
Personal information
Birth name	Janusz Rajmund Zalewski
Nationality	Polish
Born	15 August 1903; Zawiercie, Congress Poland
Died	6 August 1944 (aged 40); Wola, Warsaw, German-occupied Poland

The Polish mixed 6 metres sailing team in 1936. Zalewski is third from the right.

Janusz Rajmund Zalewski (15 August 1903 – 6 August 1944) was a Polish sailor. He competed in the mixed 6 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[1] Zalewski was wounded during the Warsaw Uprising and was killed in reprisals for the rebellion.^[2]

Personal life

Zalewski served in the Warsaw Uprising as part of the Home Army during the Second World War.^[1] He was wounded on 1 August attacking German supply warehouses, and was sent to recover at a hospital in Wola. He was killed on 6 August by German soldiers during the Wola massacre.^[1]^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Janusz Zalewski Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ Szerle, Jędrzej (14 October 2016). "Losy polskich olimpijczyków – klasy R-6, Tornado i Europa" (in Polish). Zeglarksi. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
^ Jucewicz, Andrzej; Stępiński, Włodzimierz (1968). Chwała olimpijczykom, 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: Wydawnictwo "Sport i Turystyka". pp. 93–97. OCLC 61559795.

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[Results-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Janusz Zalewski Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[WWII-2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[Zeglarski-3] Szerle, Jędrzej (14 October 2016). "Losy polskich olimpijczyków – klasy R-6, Tornado i Europa" (in Polish). Zeglarksi. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

[Chwała-4] Jucewicz, Andrzej; Stępiński, Włodzimierz (1968). Chwała olimpijczykom, 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: Wydawnictwo "Sport i Turystyka". pp. 93–97. OCLC 61559795.

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