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Polish Sports Personality Of The Year
The Polish Sports Personality of the Year (Polish: ''Plebiscyt Przeglądu Sportowego na najlepszego polskiego sportowca roku'') is chosen annually since 1926 by the readers of the newspaper ''Przegląd Sportowy'', which makes it the second oldest such contest in the world. The winner is the sportsperson, judged by a public vote, to have achieved the most in the previous year. The first winner of the award was track and field athlete Wacław Kuchar. Between 1939 and 1947, the contest was not held due to the Second World War. Record holders are footballer Robert Lewandowski and swimmer Otylia Jędrzejczak with three titles each; track and field athletes Irena Szewińska and Stanisława Walasiewicz, as well as ski jumper Adam Małysz with four titles each; while cross country skier Justyna Kowalczyk is the current leader who holds five titles. Fencer Jerzy Pawłowski holds the record number of eleven appearances among the top 10 athletes. As of 2022, the award has been given 59 times t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Przegląd Sportowy
''Przegląd Sportowy'' (, ''Sports Review'') is the oldest and now the only Polish sports daily, founded in 1921 in Kraków. In 1926 it initiated an annual, popular plebiscite for the Polish Sportspersonality of the Year. Its current editor-in-chief is Paweł Wołosik. History The newspaper was founded in 1921 on the initiative of Kraków sports journalists Ignacy Rosenstock, J. Billig, Aleksander Dembiński, Józef Szkolnikowski, Leon Gleissner and Tadeusz Synowiec. Rosenstock was appointed the newspaper's first editor-in-chief. On 23 July 1921, it officially became affiliated with the Polish Football Association. The newspaper's headquarters moved to Warsaw in 1925. The circulation of the newspaper is of around 50,000 copies per day (sale is about 25,000). It also has a digital presence: the website and various social accounts offer online sport news in Polish. In March 2014, they announced a cooperation with the startup Betegy, providing data-based football predictions in their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 In Sports
1929 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football * NFL championship – Green Bay Packers (12–0–1) * Rose Bowl (1928 season): ** The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets won 8–7 over the California Golden Bears to share the college football national championship * Notre Dame Fighting Irish – college football national championship * 28 November – Ernie Nevers scores 6 rushing touchdowns for Chicago Cardinals against Chicago Bears Association football Ecuador * Emelec of Guayaquil officially founded on April 28. England * The Football League – Sheffield Wednesday 52 points, Leicester City 51, Aston Villa 50, Sunderland 47, Liverpool 46, Derby County 46 * FA Cup final – Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Portsmouth at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Germany * National Championship – SpVgg Fürth 3–2 Hertha BSC at Nuremberg Australian rules football VFL Premiership * Collingwood achieves the only perfect home-and-away season in VFL/AFL history, but lose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 In Sports
1938 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 8th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at Engelberg, Switzerland. The events are a downhill, a slalom and a combined race in both the men's and women's categories. The winners are: * Men's Downhill – James Couttet (France) * Men's Slalom – Rudolf Rominger (Switzerland) * Men's Combined – Emile Allais (France) * Women's Downhill – Lisa Resch (Germany) * Women's Slalom – Christl Cranz (Germany) * Women's Combined – Christl Cranz (Germany) American football * NFL Championship – the New York Giants won 23–17 over the Green Bay Packers at the Polo Grounds * First High School Oil Bowl is played. Association football World Cup * 1938 World Cup held in France – Italy retain their title, beating Hungary 4–2 in the final. England * First Division – Arsenal win the 1937–38 title * FA Cup – Preston North End beat Huddersfield Town 1-0 Spain * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 In Sports
1937 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 7th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1937, FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at Chamonix, France. The events are a Downhill (ski competition), downhill, a Slalom skiing, slalom and a Alpine skiing combined, combined race in both the men's and women's categories. The winners are: * Men's Downhill – Emile Allais (France) * Men's Slalom – Emile Allais (France) * Men's Combined – Emile Allais (France) * Women's Downhill – Christl Cranz (Germany) * Women's Slalom – Christl Cranz (Germany) * Women's Combined – Christl Cranz (Germany) American football * 1937 NFL Championship Game, NFL Championship – the Washington Redskins won 28–21 over the Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field. * First 1937 Cotton Bowl Classic, Cotton Bowl Classic is played in Dallas. * Pittsburgh Panthers – college football 1937 college football season, national championship * The 1937 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
Jadwiga "Jed" Jędrzejowska (; 15 October 1912 – 28 February 1980) was a Polish tennis player who had her main achievements during the second half of the 1930s. Because her name was difficult to pronounce for many people who did not speak Polish, she was often called by the nicknames "Jed" or "Ja-Ja". Career Jędrzejowska, a baseline player with a strong forehand, reached the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament on three occasions, a record for Polish tennis. In 1937 she lost in three sets to Dorothy Round in the Wimbledon final and at the U.S. Championships later that year she was defeated in the final by Anita Lizana. In 1939 she was a runner-up at the French Championships, losing in the final to Simonne Mathieu in straight sets. In women's doubles, Jędrzejowska won the 1939 French Championships with Mathieu, defeating Alice Florian and Hella Kovac in the final in two sets. Three years earlier Jędrzejowska's and Susan Noel were runners-up at the French Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 In Sports
1936 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 6th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at Innsbruck, Austria. The events are a downhill Downhill may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Downhill'' (1927 film), a British film by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Downhill'' (2014 film), a British comedy directed by James Rouse * ''Downhill'' (2016 film), a Chilean thriller directed by Patrici ..., a Slalom skiing, slalom and a Alpine skiing combined, combined race in both the men's and women's categories. The winners are: * Men's Downhill – Rudolf Rominger (Switzerland) * Men's Slalom – Rudolph Matt (Austria) * Men's Combined – Rudolf Rominger (Switzerland) * Women's Downhill – Evelyn Pinching (Great Britain) * Women's Slalom – Gerda Paumgarten (Austria) * Women's Combined – Evelyn Pinching (Great Britain) American football * 1936 NFL Championship Game, NFL Championship: the 1936 Green Bay Packers season, Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Verey
Roger Roland Verey (14 March 1912 – 6 September 2000) was a Polish rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Lausanne, Switzerland and died in Kraków. In 1936 he won the bronze medal with his partner Jerzy Ustupski in the double sculls competition rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1939 he was runner-up in the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta to Joe Burk Joseph William Burk (January 19, 1914 – January 13, 2008) was an American oarsman and coach. Raised in Delanco Township, New Jersey, he graduated from Moorestown High School in 1930. At the University of Pennsylvania, Burk rowed in .... References External links profile 1912 births 2000 deaths Polish male rowers Olympic rowers of Poland Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in rowing Sportspeople from Lausanne Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Burials at Rakowicki Cemetery European Rowing Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 In Sports
1935 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 5th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at Mürren, Switzerland. The events are a downhill, a slalom and a combined race in both the men's and women's categories. The winners are: * Men's Downhill – Franz Zingerle (Austria) * Men's Slalom – Anton Seelos (Austria) * Men's Combined – Anton Seelos (Austria) * Women's Downhill – Christl Cranz (Germany) * Women's Slalom – Anny Rüegg (Switzerland) * Women's Combined – Christl Cranz (Germany) American football * NFL Championship: the Detroit Lions won 26–7 over the New York Giants at University of Detroit Stadium * Rose Bowl (1934 season): ** The Alabama Crimson Tide won 29–13 over the Stanford Indians to share the college football national championship * Minnesota Golden Gophers – college football national championship shared with SMU Mustangs * First Heisman Trophy presented to Jay Berwanger of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 In Sports
1934 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 4th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at St Moritz, Switzerland. The events are a downhill, a slalom and a combined race in both the men's and women's categories. The winners are: * Men's Downhill – David Zogg (Switzerland) * Men's Slalom – Franz Pfnür (Germany) * Men's Combined – David Zogg (Switzerland) * Women's Downhill – Anny Rüegg (Switzerland) * Women's Slalom – Christl Cranz (Germany) * Women's Combined – Christl Cranz (Germany) American football NFL championship * The New York Giants defeat the Chicago Bears 30–13 at the Polo Grounds, which is known as the "Sneakers Game" College championship * College football national championship – Minnesota Golden Gophers and Alabama Crimson Tide (shared) Association football International * 1934 World Cup held in Italy – Italy defeats Czechoslovakia 2–1 in the final. * 14 November – Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 In Sports
1933 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Events calendar Unknown date Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 3rd FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at Innsbruck, Austria. The events are a downhill, a slalom and a combined race in both the men's and women's categories. The winners are: * Men's Downhill – Walter Prager (Switzerland) * Men's Slalom – Anton Seelos (Austria) * Men's Combined – Anton Seelos (Austria) * Women's Downhill – Inge Wersin-Lantschner (Austria) * Women's Slalom – Inge Wersin-Lantschner (Austria) * Women's Combined – Inge Wersin-Lantschner (Austria) Events * Taft Slalom, the first racing trail in North America, is cut on Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire American football * NFL Championship: the Chicago Bears won 23–21 over the New York Giants at Wrigley Field * Rose Bowl (1932 season): ** The USC Trojans won 35–0 over the Pittsburgh Panthers to share the college football national championship * Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 In Sports
1932 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2nd FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The events are a downhill, a slalom and a combined race in both the men's and women's categories. The winners are: * Men's Downhill – Gustav Lantschner (Austria) * Men's Slalom – Friedl Däuber (Germany) * Men's Combined – Otto Furrer (Switzerland) * Women's Downhill – Paula Wiesinger (Italy) * Women's Slalom – Rösli Streiff (Switzerland) * Women's Combined – Rösli Streiff (Switzerland) American football * 1932 NFL Playoff Game: the Chicago Bears won 9–0 over the Portsmouth Spartans (This was the first National Football League championship game) * Rose Bowl (1931 season): ** The USC Trojans won 21–12 over the Tulane Green Wave to win the college football national championship * Michigan Wolverines – college football national championship shared with USC Trojans * Washingto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
