| Birth name | Janusz Rajmund Zalewski |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Birth date | 15 August 1903 |
| Birth place | Zawiercie, Congress Poland |
| Death date | 6 August 1944 (aged 40) |
| Death place | Wola, Warsaw, German-occupied Poland |
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
- ^ "Janusz Zalewski Olympic Results". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". 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