Famous People with Name Jerzy

Jerzy Zbigniew Stanuch            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Jerzy Zbigniew Stanuch: is a Polish slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 14th in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.Staunch's daughter, Agnieszka, competed in slalom canoeing for Poland during the 2000s.

Jerzy Braun            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Jerzy Braun: was a Polish rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he won the silver medal as member of the Polish boat in the coxed pairs competition as well as the bronze medal as member of the Polish boat in the coxed fours competition.During World War II he fought in the Polish Armed Forces in the West.

Jerzy Walerian Skolimowski            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Jerzy Walerian Skolimowski: was a Polish rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was the coxswain of the Polish boat which finished fourth in the eights event after being eliminated in the quarter-finals.Four years later he won the silver medal as coxswain of the Polish boat in the coxed pairs competition as well as the bronze medal as coxswain of the Polish boat in the coxed fours competition.In 1936 he was the coxswain of the Polish boat which was eliminated in the repechage of the coxed pairs event. He also competed as coxswain of the Polish boat in the coxed fours event but they were also eliminated in the repechage.

Jerzy Ustupski            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Jerzy Ustupski: was a Polish rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the bronze medal with his partner Roger Verey in the double sculls competition.He was a member of the Home Army (Armia Krajowa) during World War II and fought in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944.

Jerzy Pietrzyk            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Jerzy Pietrzyk: was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the sprints events during his career.He competed for Poland at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada where he won the silver medal with his team mates Ryszard Podlas, Jan Werner and Zbigniew Jaremski in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay event.