Aleksander Józef Polus (February 1, 1914 – February 13, 1965) was a Polish

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who competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. He was born in

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and died in

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...

. In 1936, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the featherweight class after losing his fight to the eventual gold medalist

Oscar Casanovas Oscar Casanovas (May 15, 1914 – 1987) was an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Amateur career In 1936 he won the gold medal in the featherweight class after winning the final against Charles Catterall. Olympic ...

1936 Olympic results

Below is the record of Aleksander Polus, a Polish featherweight boxer who competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: bye * Quarterfinal: lost to Oscar Casanovas (Argentina) on points

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1914 births 1965 deaths Featherweight boxers Olympic boxers of Poland Boxers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Dortmund Polish male boxers 20th-century Polish people {{Poland-boxing-bio-stub