Adam Łukasz Królikiewicz (9 December 1894 – 4 May 1966) was a Polish

horse rider The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million ...

, major of Polish Army, who competed in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

. He was born in

Lviv Lviv ( or ; ; ; see #Names and symbols, below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the List of cities in Ukraine, fifth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of ...

. He died in

Konstancin-Jeziorna Konstancin-Jeziorna is a spa town in Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 17,566 inhabitants (as of March 2011, according to GUS). It is located about south of downtown Warsaw and is a part of the Warsaw metropolitan area. The t ...

. He was a member of Polish Legions and fought in

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. In 1924 he and his horse ''Picador'' won the bronze medal in the individual jumping competition. As part of the Polish

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team they finishing sixth in the team jumping competition. In 1966 he died in an accident, when he fell from a horse during the filming of

Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "P ...

's film '' Popioły''.

Honours and awards

* Silver Cross of the

Order of Virtuti Militari The War Order of Virtuti Militari (Latin: ''"For Military Virtue"'', ) is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war. It was established in 1792 by the last King of Poland Stanislaus II Augustus ...

Cross of Independence Cross of Independence () was the second highest Polish military decoration between World Wars I and II. It was awarded to individuals who had fought actively for the independence of Poland, and was released in three classes. History The Cr ...

* Silver Cross of Merit - twice

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* * * * * 1894 births 1966 deaths Sportspeople from Lviv Polish Austro-Hungarians Sportspeople from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Polish male equestrians Show jumping riders Olympic equestrians for Poland Equestrians at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Polish legionnaires (World War I) Polish people of World War I Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari Recipients of the Silver Cross of Merit (Poland) Recipients of the Cross of Independence Olympic medalists in equestrian Deaths by horse-riding accident Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Polish Army officers 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-equestrian-bio-stub