Adam Królikiewicz

Polish equestrian (1894–1966)

Adam Królikiewicz

Personal information

Full name

Adam Łukasz Królikiewicz

Born

9 December 1894 (1894-12-09)
Lemberg, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Lviv, Ukraine)

Died

4 May 1966 (1966-05-05) (aged 71)
Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland

Height

170 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Weight

65 kg (143 lb)

Medal record

Men's equestrian

Representing Poland
Olympic Games
	1924 Paris	Individual jumping

Adam Łukasz Królikiewicz (9 December 1894 – 4 May 1966) was a Polish horse rider, major of Polish Army, who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born in Lviv. He died in Konstancin-Jeziorna. He was a member of Polish Legions and fought in World War I.

In 1924 he and his horse Picador won the bronze medal in the individual jumping competition. As part of the Polish jumping team they finishing sixth in the team jumping competition.^[1]^[2]

In 1966 he died in an accident, when he fell from a horse during the filming of Andrzej Wajda's film Popioły.

Honours and awards

Silver Cross of the Order of Virtuti Militari
Cross of Independence
Silver Cross of Merit - twice

References

^ "Adam Królikiewicz". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
^ "KRÓLIKIEWICZ ADAM ŁUKASZ (1894-1966)". pkol.pl (in Polish). Polski Komitet Olimpijski. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007.