Kazimierz Szosland (21 February 1891, Grzymaczew,

Kalisz Governorate Kalisz Governorate ( pl, gubernia kaliska, russian: Калишская губерния) was an administrative unit (a governorate) of Congress Poland. History It was created in 1837 from the Kalisz Voivodeship, and had the same borders and cent ...

– 20 April 1944) was a Polish

horse rider Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the ...

, major of the Polish Army, who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He fought in the wars with

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and

Soviet Russia The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

and was killed in action 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 ...

. In 1924 he finished 23rd in the individual three-day event and placed seventh in the team three-day event. In the individual jumping competition he finished 32nd. The Polish team finished in sixth position. Four years later he won the silver medal with the Polish team in the team jumping with his horse ''Ali'' after finishing thirteenth in the individual jumping.

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1891 births 1944 deaths Equestrians at the 1924 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Poland Olympic silver medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in equestrian People from Sieradz County People from Kalisz Governorate Polish male equestrians Polish military personnel Polish people of the Polish–Soviet War Polish people of the Polish–Ukrainian War Sportspeople from Łódź Voivodeship Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Polish military personnel killed in World War II {{Poland-equestrian-bio-stub