Piotr Jan Nurowski (20 June 1945 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish tennis player and the chief of the

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. Nurowski was born in

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. He died in

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in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash. On 16 April 2010 he was

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awarded the Commander's Cross of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...

. He was buried in the Alley of the Meritorious in the Military Cemetery in Warsaw.

Functions

* 1973–1980: President of Polish Athletics Federation ::Vice President of Children and Youth Sports Association ::Member of the Polish Athletics Development Foundation * 2005–2010: President

References

1945 births 2010 deaths Polish referees and umpires Burials at Powązki Military Cemetery Diplomats of the Polish People's Republic Polish United Workers' Party members People from Sandomierz County Victims of the Smolensk air disaster University of Warsaw alumni Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta Sportspeople from Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship {{Olympics-stub