Henryk Krukowicz-Przedrzymirski

Henryk Juliusz Krukowicz-Przedrzymirski (27 March 1889 – 8 September 1944) was a Polish figure skater who competed in men's singles and pair skating.

Henryk Krukowicz-Przedrzymirski
Full nameHenryk Juliusz Krukowicz-Przedrzymirski
Born(1889-03-27)27 March 1889
Died8 September 1944(1944-09-08) (aged 55)
Warsaw, Poland
Figure skating career
CountryAustria
Poland
Medal record
Representing Austria
Men's figure skating
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1908 Warsaw Men

Representing Austria-Hungary as a single skater, Krukowicz-Przedrzymirski won the bronze medal at the 1908 European Figure Skating Championships in Warsaw.[1] He was also selected to represent Poland at the 1924 Winter Olympics in pair skating, but did not compete.[2] He was killed during the Warsaw Uprising.[3]

Competitive highlights edit

Men edit

Event 1908
European Championships 3rd
* as S. Przedrzymirski[4][5] / Representing Austria (due to Partitions of Poland, lasting between 1772 and 1918)

Pairs edit

With Olga Przedrzymirska (born Poźniakówna)

Event 1922 1923 1924
Polish Championships 1st 1st 1st

References edit

  1. ^ "Historia łyżwiarstwa figurowego". wMeritum.pl. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Henryk Krukowicz-Przedrzymirski". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Henryk Juliusz Krukowicz-Przedrzymirski". Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego (in Polish). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ James R. Hines (22 April 2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7085-7. S. Predrzymirski.
  5. ^ James R Hines (30 March 2015). Figure Skating in the Formative Years: Singles, Pairs, and the Expanding Role of Women. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-09704-1.