Tomasz Stankiewicz (28 December 1902 – 21 June 1940) was a Polish

track cyclist Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...

who competed in the

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. He was born in

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and died in Palmiry, executed by

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. In 1924 he won the silver as member of the Polish team in the team pursuit.

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1902 births 1940 deaths Polish male cyclists Polish track cyclists Olympic cyclists for Poland Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Poland Polish people executed by Nazi Germany Cyclists from Warsaw Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Polish civilians killed in World War II {{Poland-cycling-bio-stub