Władysław Dobrowolski (2 January 1896 – 25 February 1969) was a Polish fencer and ładysłtrack and field athlete and major of the Polish Army in the defense of Warsaw 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.
Honours and awards
Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
Cross of Independence
Cross of Valour
Silver Cross of Merit
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1896 births
1969 deaths
People from Będzin
Polish male fencers
Polish male sprinters
Olympic fencers for Poland
Olympic athletes for Poland
Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Poland
Olympic medalists in fencing
Polish Military Organisation members
Polish people of the Polish–Soviet War
Polish military personnel of World War II
Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
Recipients of the Cross of Independence
Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Poland) Recipients of the Silver Cross of Merit (Poland) Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics People from Piotrków Governorate Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship 20th-century Polish people 20th-century Polish sportsmen