Stanisław Urban (13 September 1907 – April 1940) was a Polish rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
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Born | 13 September 1907 Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire | |||||||||||||
Died | April 1940 (aged 32) Katyn, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||
Club | AZS Warszawa | |||||||||||||
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In 1928 he was part of the Polish boat which finished fourth in the eight event after being eliminated in the quarter-finals. Four years later he won the bronze medal as member of the Polish boat in the coxed four competition.[1]
He was a reserve lieutenant in the Polish Army and participated in the Polish defensive war in September 1939. Arrested by the Soviets he was murdered in the Katyn massacre.[1][2]
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