Władysław Hipolit Segda (23 May 1895 – 1994) was a Polish fencer and military officer. He won a bronze medal in the team

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event at the

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhan ...

and 1932 Summer Olympics. Segda served in the Austrian Army during

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. Since 1918 he served in the

Polish Army The Land Forces () are the land forces of the Polish Armed Forces. They currently contain some 62,000 active personnel and form many components of the European Union and NATO deployments around the world. Poland's recorded military history stre ...

. He later fought in the

September Campaign The invasion of Poland (1 September – 6 October 1939) was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union which marked the beginning of World War II. The German invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week af ...

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 eventually served in the

Polish Armed Forces in the West The Polish Armed Forces in the West () refers to the Polish military formations formed to fight alongside the Western Allies against Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II. Polish forces were also raised within Soviet territories; th ...

. After war he remained in emigration. Polish stage, film, TV actress

Dorota Segda Dorota Segda (born 12 February 1966) in Kraków, Poland, is a Polish theatre, film and television actress. Besides acting, she is also a Professor of Theatre Arts, and the Rector since 2016, at the AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Krakó ...

is his granddaughter.

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Polish Olympic Committee The Polish Olympic Committee ( pl, Polski Komitet Olimpijski, PKOl) is the National Olympic Committee representing Poland. History The Polish Olympic Committee was established on 12 October 1919 and in 1919 was recognised by the International Oly ...

1895 births 1994 deaths Polish male fencers Olympic fencers for Poland Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Poland People from Przemyśl Polish Austro-Hungarians Sportspeople from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I Polish people of World War I Polish military personnel of World War II Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Podkarpackie Voivodeship {{Poland-fencing-bio-stub