Jerzy Ustupski (1 April 1911 – 3 October 2004) was a Polish

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in

Zakopane Zakopane ( Podhale Goral: ''Zokopane'') is a town in the extreme south of Poland, in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998, it was part of Nowy Sącz Voivodeship; since 1999, it has been ...

and died in

. At the 1936 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal with his partner

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 ...

in the

double sculls A double scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly ...

competition. He was a member of the

Home Army The Home Army ( pl, Armia Krajowa, abbreviated AK; ) was the dominant resistance movement in German-occupied Poland during World War II. The Home Army was formed in February 1942 from the earlier Związek Walki Zbrojnej (Armed Resistance) est ...

(Armia Krajowa) during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

and fought in the

Warsaw Uprising The Warsaw Uprising ( pl, powstanie warszawskie; german: Warschauer Aufstand) was a major World War II operation by the Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from German occupation. It occurred in the summer of 1944, and it was led ...

in 1944.

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1911 births 2004 deaths Polish male rowers Olympic rowers for Poland Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Polish resistance members of World War II Olympic medalists in rowing Sportspeople from Zakopane Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{Poland-rowing-bio-stub