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Zdzisław Kawecki

Olympic medal record
Men's Equestrian
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin Team eventing

Zdzisław Szczęsny Kawecki-Gozdawa (May 21, 1902 in Husiatyn – April 1940 in Katyn) was a Polish horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

In 1936 he and his horse Bambino won the silver medal as part of the Polish eventing team, after finishing 18th in the individual eventing competition.

Kawecki was killed by Soviet forces in the Katyn massacre.



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