Klub Sportowy Warszawianka is a Polish multi-sport club from

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officiall ...

. It has several sections, including

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and

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, and in the past it had several more, including a

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team which competed in the Polish top division. Their colors are black-white, and the logo consists of a black capital letter W.

History

It was founded in 1921 by the famous Warsaw families of Luxemburgs and Loths (the Loths were also co-creators of

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). At first, the club's main efforts concentrated on

. Soon Warszawianka's players achieved many successes, including the championship of Warsaw in 1925 and promotion to the Polish top division in 1927. The team stayed in the League until its last interwar season 1939. The last season was unfinished because of the joint

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and

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. Warszawianka was then 9th (out of 10 teams) and most probably would have been relegated, had it not been for the war. In the years 1927-1939 Warszawianka was never among top teams of the League, always flirting with relegation. After the war, its football team never managed to return to the top league, and was eventually disbanded in 1971. The handball team was founded in 1926, and, unlike the football team, it exists to this day and it achieved success in later years. It won the Polish Handball Cup twice: in 1994 and 2002. It also reached the podium in the Polish top division, finishing second in 1994 and 2002, and third in 1993 and 1999, only behind Polish handball powerhouses Iskra Kielce and

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. As of 2022–23, it competes in the I liga. During the years, more sport sections were added to the club. These included

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, where the club was runner up in the Polish championship in 1939 and

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. Sections for

, and, since 1999,

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are still active. The biggest successes in the club's history were those of track-and-fielders. Because of war and the destruction of Warsaw, Warszawianka's position as a major Polish sports organization weakened, and in the late 1940s it did not even exist. At the beginning of the 1950s the club was brought back to life and in 1961 its new sport center was built. The club's football stadium, modern by pre-war standards, is now in ruin. Kort centralny Warszawianki

Among Warszawianka's most famous sportspeople, one can single out:

Aleksander Szenajch Aleksander Szenajch (26 August 1904 – 5 June 1987) was a Polish sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres and the men's 200 metres events at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 19 ...

(athletics) – 1924 Olympics in

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, Janusz Kusociński (athletics) – 1932 Olympics in

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(a track and field event is held annually in his honor),

Janusz Kalbarczyk Janusz Kalbarczyk (13 June 1910 – 2 March 1999) was a Polish speed skater and architect. He competed in two events at the 1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olymp ...

(speedskating) – 1936 Olympics

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(fencing) – 1960 and 1964 Olympics; and

Stanisław Baran Stanisław Franciszek Baran (26 April 1920 – 12 May 1993) was an interwar Polish football player, who started his career in Resovia Rzeszów, then, sometime in 1938 (at the age of around 18) moved to Warszawianka Warszawa. Regarded as one of ...

, a football player.

Honours

* Polish Handball Championship: : Runners-up (2): 1994, 2002 : Third place (2): 1993, 1999 * Polish Handball Cup : Winners (2): 1994, 2002

References

External links

*
Official website
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