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Wojciech Trojanowski

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Wojciech Trojanowski
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born(1904-09-25)25 September 1904
Kraków, Austria-Hungary
Died16 June 1988(1988-06-16) (aged 83)
London, Great Britain
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event110 metres hurdles

Wojciech Trojanowski (25 September 1904 – 16 June 1988) was a Polish hurdler.[1] He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2]

His club was AZS Warsaw.[3]

Trojanowski fought in the defence of Warsaw against the German invasion of Poland at the start of World War II.[3] Afterwards, he was held by the Germans in the Oflag XI-B and Oflag II-C prisoner-of-war camps.[3] He escaped German captivity in January 1945, during an evacuation of the Oflag II-C camp.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Wojciech Trojanowski". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wojciech Trojanowski Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d Urban, Renata (2021). "Polscy olimpijczycy w niemieckich obozach jenieckich". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 44. Opole: 39. ISSN 0137-5199.