Czesław Karol Marchewczyk (1 October 1912 – 10 November 2003) was a Polish ice hockey player.

Career

Marchewczyk played for

KS Cracovia Cracovia () is a Polish professional Association football, football club based in Kraków. The club is five-time Polish champion, besides being the inaugural Polish champion, winner of the Polish Cup and the Polish Super Cup in 2020. Founded in ...

during his career, as well as the Polish national team at several

world championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

and the

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...

, and

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948 (; ), were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the ...

. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...

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* * 1912 births 2003 deaths Ice hockey players at the 1932 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1936 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1948 Winter Olympics Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta Cracovia (ice hockey) players Olympic ice hockey players for Poland Polish Austro-Hungarians Polish ice hockey forwards Recipients of the Armia Krajowa Cross Sportspeople from Kraków Ice hockey people from Lesser Poland Voivodeship {{Poland-icehockey-bio-stub