Józef Piotr Trenkwald (August 14, 1897 in

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– November 19, 1956 in

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) was a Polish

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who competed in the

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. He won the bronze medal in the team three-day event with his horse ''Lwi Pazur'' after finishing 25th in the individual three-day event.

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Józef Piotr Trenkwald at the Polish Olympic Committee

1897 births 1956 deaths Polish male equestrians Equestrians at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Poland Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in equestrian Equestrians from Vienna Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I Polish people of the Polish–Soviet War Burials at Brompton Cemetery Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-equestrian-bio-stub