Adam Łukasz Królikiewicz (9 December 1894 – 4 May 1966, aged 71) was a Polish

horse rider Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the ...

, major of Polish Army, who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born in

Lviv Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukrain ...

. He died in

Konstancin-Jeziorna Konstancin-Jeziorna is a town in Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 17,566 inhabitants (as of March 2011, according to GUS). It is located about south of downtown Warsaw and is a part of the metropolitan area of that city. Th ...

. He was a member of Polish Legions and fought in

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. In 1924 he and his horse ''Picador'' won the bronze medal in the individual jumping competition. As part of the Polish

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team they finishing sixth in the team jumping competition. In 1966 he died in an accident, when he fell from a horse during the filming of

Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the ...

's film '' Popioły''.

Honours and awards

* Silver Cross of the

Order of Virtuti Militari The War Order of Virtuti Militari (Latin: ''"For Military Virtue"'', pl, Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari) is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war. It was created in 1792 by Polish King St ...

Cross of Independence Cross of Independence ( pl, Krzyż Niepodległości) was second highest Polish military decorations between World Wars I and II. It was awarded to individuals who had fought actively for the independence of Poland, and was released in three cl ...

* Silver Cross of Merit - twice

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* * * * 1894 births 1966 deaths Sportspeople from Lviv Polish Austro-Hungarians People from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Polish male equestrians Show jumping riders Olympic equestrians of Poland Equestrians at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Polish legionnaires (World War I) Polish people of World War I Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari Recipients of the Silver Cross of Merit (Poland) Recipients of the Cross of Independence Olympic medalists in equestrian Deaths by horse-riding accident Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Polish Army officers {{Poland-equestrian-bio-stub