Jerzy Twardokens (11 December 1931 – 26 July 2015) was a Polish fencer. He competed in the individual foil and team

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events at the

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. After the World Fencing Championship in Philadelphia in 1958, Twardokens decided to stay in the United States. He later worked at the University of Nevada at Reno, where he was a professor who taught

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. His daughter

Eva Twardokens Eva Twardokens (born April 28, 1965, in Reno, Nevada) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer. She made her World Cup debut at age 17 in December 1982. Two seasons later, Twardokens was the bronze medalist in the giant slalom at the 1985 W ...

represented the United States in

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at two Olympic Games.

References

1931 births 2015 deaths Polish male fencers Polish emigrants to the United States Polish defectors Olympic fencers for Poland Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Poznań University of Nevada, Reno faculty {{Poland-fencing-bio-stub