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Seweryn Roman Kulesza (23 October 1900 in Radom – 14 May 1983 in
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) 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 ...
who competed in the
1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...
. In 1936 he and his horse ''Tóska'' won the silver medal as part of the Polish eventing team, after finishing 21st in the individual eventing competition. During WWII he took part in the Polish September Campaign, where he was captured by the Germans and spent the rest of the war in
Oflag VII-A Murnau Oflag VII-A Murnau was a German Army prisoner-of-war camp for Polish Army officers during World War II. It was located north of the Bavarian town of Murnau am Staffelsee. Camp history The camp was created in September 1939. It consisted of an e ...
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1900 births 1983 deaths Sportspeople from Radom People from Radom Governorate Polish male equestrians Event riders Olympic equestrians for Poland Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Polish Army officers Polish September Campaign participants Polish prisoners of war in World War II {{Poland-equestrian-bio-stub