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2 January 1896 Małobądz near Będzin, Poland |
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| Died | 25 February 1969 (aged 73) Warsaw, Poland |
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| Sport | Fencing, athletics | ||||||||||||
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Władysław Dobrowolski (2 January 1896 – 25 February 1969) was a Polish fencer and athlete, Major of the Polish Army in the defence of Warsaw, imprisoned during World War II. During the interwar period, he won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
As a young man, active in independence movement, Dobrowolski was a member of the Polish Military Organization. He fought in the Polish-Soviet War and in the September Campaign of World War II. He was decorated in Stalinist Poland.